See Also: NOVEL ASSIGNMENT(law)
assignment(dictionary)
assignment(dictionary)
Assignment(money)
Assignment(finance)
Assignment(law)
Naked Assignment 20.5(law)
ASSIGNMENT OF DOWER(law)
ASSIGNMENT OF ERRORS(law)
Assignment, In Gross(law)

assignment (iou)



assignment noun. LME.
[Old French assignement from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare: see ASSIGN verb, -MENT.]
Command, bidding. LME-M18.
= ASSIGNATION 2. LME-M19.
= ASSIGNATION 3. LME-M19.
Allotment; apportionment; allocation; (= ASSIGNATION 5). LME.
b. Austral. History The making over of a convict to a colonist as an unpaid servant; the condition of such service. E19.
An assigned measure; a definite amount. E-M16.
Legal or other formal transference of a right or property; a document that effects or authorizes this; (= ASSIGNATION 4). L16.
= ASSIGNATION 8. E17-E18.
Statement or attribution (of a reason etc.). M17.
Indication; specification. M17.
Attribution as belonging or due to; (= ASSIGNATION 6). L17.
A task assigned; a commission. M19.