ASSIGNMENT

Assignment

An assignment is a term used with similar meanings in the law of contracts and in the law of real estate. In both instances, it encompasses the transfer of rights held by one party—the assignor—to another party—the assignee. The details of the assignment determines some additional rights and liabilities .

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assignment

Noun

  1. the act of assigning, or an assigned task
  2. a position to which someone is assigned
  3. a task given to students, homework or coursework
  4. a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer
  5. an operation that assigns a value to a variable


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