Assign
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Assign
transfer , set over. appoint , allot or designate for a particular purpose.
Assign Alternative Definition
To make or set over to another. Cowell; 2 Bl. Comm. 326; 5 Johns. (N. Y.) 391. To appoint; to select; to allot. 3 Bl. Comm. 58. To set forth; to point out; as, to assign errors. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 19.
Synonyms of Assign
(Allot), verb
allocate
apportion
appropriate
attribuere
deal out
dispense
distribute
divide in portions
dole out
give out
mete out
partition
portion out
rent homini adsig nare
share
Associated Concepts: assign a cause of action
assign a chose in action
assign a lease
assign over
assign without recourse
assignable interest
assigned counsel
assigned risk
sublease
(Designate), verb
appoint
ascribe
attribute
authorize
charge
commission
commit powers to another
delegate
depute
detail
empower
entrust
invest
name
prescribe
put in commission
set
specify
foreign phrases: Assignatus utitur jure auctoris
An assignee is clothed with the right of his principal
(Transfer ownership), verb
abalienate
alienate
commit to another's trust
consign
convey
deliver
devolve upon
dispose of
endorse over
entrust
grant
make over to another
negotiate
refer
release
relegate
sign over
surrender to another
transfer to another
transmit
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Translation of Assign, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Nombrar and other legal terms is available here.
Nombrar
Designar
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Concept of Assign in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Assign: To transfer property, or an interest in property.
Concept of Assign in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Assign: To transfer property, or an interest in property.
Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Assign
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c. 1300, "to transfer, convey, bequeath (property); appoint (to someone a task to be done); order, direct (someone to do something); fix, settle, determine; appoint or set (a time); indicate, point out," from Old French assiginer "assign, set (a date, etc.); appoint legally; allot" (13c.), from Latin assignare/adsignare "to mark out, to allot by sign, assign, award," from ad "to" (see ad-) + signare "make a sign," from signum "identifying mark, sign" (see sign; this term is also a noun.). Original use was in legal transferences of personal property. Related: Assigned; assigning.
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