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assignation
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assignation
n.
transfer of property; distribution; lover's meeting
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Assignment (law)
An assignment (Latin cessio) 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 (or duties).
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assignation
Noun
1. a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
(synonym) tryst
(hypernym) rendezvous
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
(synonym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
(derivation) assign, allot, portion
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assignation
nf.
assignation, summons; subpoena
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Assignation
(n.)
The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.
(n.)
An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense.
An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense.
(n.)
A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
A making over by transfer of title; assignment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
