nnoun.acta duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)Synset:duty assignment
Derivationally Related Form:assign
Hypernyms:duty
Inherited Hypernyms:assignmentdutyworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:chargecommissionfatiguefatigue dutyguardguard dutymissionreassignmentsea-dutysentry dutysentry goservice abroadshipboard dutyshore duty
Full Hyponyms:fatigue dutyfool's errandguard dutymissionmission impossiblereassignmentsea-dutysecondmentshore dutysuicide mission
nnoun.communicationthe instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to anotherTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Derivationally Related Form:assign
Hypernyms:instrument legal document legal instrument official document
Inherited Hypernyms:assignmentlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of distributing something to designated places or personsSynset:assigning
Examples:- the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
Derivationally Related Form:assign
Hypernyms:distribution
Inherited Hypernyms:assignmentdistributionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:allocationstorage allocation
nnoun.possession(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyanceTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:grant
Derivationally Related Form:grantassign
Hypernyms:transferred possession transferred property
Inherited Hypernyms:granttransferred propertypossessionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:apanageappanageland grant
Full Hyponyms:appanageland grant
nnoun.actan undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)Derivationally Related Form:assign
Hypernyms:labor project task undertaking
Inherited Hypernyms:assignmentundertakingworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:school assignmentschoolworkwriting assignmentwritten assignment
Full Hyponyms:classroom projectclassworkexercisehistory lessonhomeworklessonreading assignmentschool assignmentwritten assignment
nnoun.actthe act of putting a person into a non-elective positionSynset:appointment designation naming
Examples:- the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Derivationally Related Form:designatenameassign
Hypernyms:conclusion decision determination
Inherited Hypernyms:appointmentdecisionchoiceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:co-optationco-optiondelegacynominationordinanceordinationrecognition
Full Hyponyms:co-optiondelegacylaying on of handsnominationordinationrecognition