assignment

(noun) a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces). Synonyms: duty assignment. Example: "Hazardous duty."

(noun) the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another.

(noun) the act of distributing something to designated places or persons. Synonyms: assigning. Example: "The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum."

(noun) (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance. Synonyms: grant.

(noun) an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor).

(noun) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position. Synonyms: appointment, designation, naming. Example: "The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee."