as·sign 1 /ə-'sīn/ vt
1: to transfer (property or rights) to another
the general practice by inventors of assign ing patent rights — J. K. Owens
2: to appoint to a post or duty
assign ed to represent the defendant
3: to fix or specify in relationship or correspondence
no party may assign as error the giving or the failure to give an instruction unless that party objects thereto — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 51
as·sign·abil·i·ty /ə-ˌsī-nə-'bi-lə-tē/ n
as·sign·able /ə-'sī-nə-bəl/ adj
as·sign·or /ə-'sī-nər/ n
assign 2 n: assignee
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.