Legal Dictionary
assign
Legal Definition of assign
- To give, to transfer responsibility, to another. The assignee (sometimes also called "assigns") is the person who receives the right or property being given and the assignor is the person giving.
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Definition of assign
Pronunciation
Verb
to assign (third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)
- (transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
- (transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.
- (transitive) To allot or give something as a task.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.
- (transitive) (law) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
Derived terms
Noun
assign (plural assigns)
- An assignee.
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