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assigner

to assign

verb ah-see-NYEH Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin 'assignare' (to mark out, allot)

Also means

to summon (legal)

Usage Note

Assigner means to assign a role, task, or resource (assigner une tâche), and in legal French to serve a summons on someone (assigner quelqu'un en justice). The noun assignation covers both the act of assigning and a legal summons.

Examples

"Le directeur lui a assigné une nouvelle tâche."

Natural Translation

The director assigned him a new task.

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