assignment

nouns

a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
"hazardous duty"
assignment, duty assignment
is derived from
assign
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
assignment
is derived from
assign
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
"the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
assigning, assignment
is derived from
assign
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
assignment, grant
is derived from
assign
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
assignment
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assign
is a type of (narrower)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
labor, project, task, undertaking
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
appointment, assignment, designation, naming
is derived from
assign