Legal Definitions - novel assignment

Definition: A novel assignment is a new task or job given to someone. It can also refer to the transfer of rights or property from one person to another.

Examples:

• John was given a novel assignment to write a report on the history of the company.
• The aunt assigned those funds to her niece, who promptly invested the assignment in mutual funds.
• The student's math assignment was to solve ten algebra problems.

These examples illustrate how a novel assignment can be a new task or job given to someone, or the transfer of property or rights from one person to another.