This is the 2128th most frequent Chinese word.
委任
"委任" means "to appoint or delegate."
In this sentence, '委任' is used to express the action of formally appointing someone to a specific official position or role.
公司决定委任他为新的部门经理。
The company decided to appoint him as the new department manager.
Here, '委任' indicates the assigning of an official duty or responsibility to someone, in this case, a lawyer by a court.
法庭委任了一位律师代表被告出庭。
The court appointed a lawyer to represent the defendant in the trial.
In this context, '委任' describes the formal designation of a group or individual as responsible for undertaking a particular set of tasks or duties.