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as·sign·ment (ə sīn′mənt)

noun

  1. an assigning or being assigned; appointment; allotment
  2. anything assigned or allotted, as a lesson, task, etc.
  3. Law
    1. a transfer of a claim, right, property, etc.
    2. an instrument, as a deed, authorizing this

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