assigned errorglossary / assigned error An alleged error that occurred in a lower court and is pointed out in an appellate brief as grounds for reversal [appellants’ two assigned errors appeared to the court to be harmless errors]. See ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR. 词条贡献者 译员Terence,毕业于国内顶尖法学院,擅长翻译有关能源和自然资源领域的法律文件。