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Dictionary: as·sig·na·tion   (ăs'ĭg-nā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of assigning.
  2. Something assigned, especially an allotment.
  3. An appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst. See synonyms at engagement.
assignational as'sig·na'tion·al adj.

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noun

    A commitment to appear at a certain time and place: appointment, date, engagement, rendezvous, tryst. See agree/disagree.

Law Encyclopedia: Assigns
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Individuals to whom property is, will, or may be transferred by conveyance, will, descent and distribution, or statute; assignees.

The term assigns is often found in deeds; for example, "heirs, administrators, and assigns to denote the assignable nature of the interest or right created."

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
  Synonym: tryst

Meaning #2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
  Synonyms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling


Translations: Assignation
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overdragelse, tilskrivning

Nederlands (Dutch)
rendez-vous, toewijzing, overdracht, toegekend bedrag

Français (French)
n. - rendez-vous (galant), attribution, allocation, affectation, (Jur) cession, transfert (de biens)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuweisung, Überschreibung, Stelldichein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ερωτική) συνάντηση, ραντεβού, κατανομή, διανομή, απόδοση, (νομ.) εκχώρηση, μεταβίβαση, υπανάθεση

Italiano (Italian)
designazione, appuntamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - partilha (f), rateamento (m), encontro (m) marcado

Русский (Russian)
назначение, предоставление в распоряжение, передача, любовное свидание

Español (Spanish)
n. - cita, asignación, atribución

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avtal om möte, fördelning, överlåtelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
分派, 分配, 转让, 约会, 幽会

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 分派, 分配, 轉讓, 約會, 幽會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 할당 , 약속, 양도

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 密会, 密会の約束, 譲渡

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تخصيص, تينن موعد لقا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פגישה, פגישת אוהבים סודית, הקצאה‬


 
 
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