noun.
The act of apportioning or allotting; allotment.
noun.
The act of setting apart, appointing, designating, or specifying.
noun.
That which has been assigned, as a particular task or duty.
noun.
Specifically, in law: The transference of a right or an interest. See assign, v., 6
noun.
. A pointing out or setting forth: as, the assignment of error.
noun.
The writing by which an interest is transferred.
noun.
An allotment, allowance, or pension; a sum allowed.
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Formerly, in Australia, the allotting of convicts as unpaid servants to colonists, in order to relieve the authorities of the expense of the convict establishments.