Assign

vo.

Inconveyancing.

To make or set over to another; to transfer; as to asign property, or some interest therein.

Cowell; 2 Bl. Comm. 826.

In practice

‘To appoint, allot, select, or Thus, in England, justices ara said to be “assiyned to take the assises,” “assigned to hold pleas,” “assigned to make gaol delivery,” “assigned to keep the peace,” etc, St. Westm. 2, c.

30; Reg. Orig. 68, 69; 3 Bl. Comm. 58, 59, 358; 1 Bi, Comm. 351.

To transfer persons, as a sheriff ig said to assign prisoners in his custody. To point at, or point out; to set forth, or specify; to mark out or designate; as to wzssign errors on a writ of error; to assign breaches of acovenant.

2 Tidd, Pr. 1168; 1 Tidd, 686.