Moiety - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition moiety

Definition :

Moiety [fr. medietas, Lat. through moitie Fr.], half.

Moiety, 1. A half of something (such as an estate). 2. A portion less than half; a small segment. 3. In customs law, a payment made to an informant who assists in the seizure of contraband, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1021