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To divide to distribute to apportion

Distribute

To divide among several or many to deal out to apportion to allot

liquidate

: to settle (a debt) by payment or other adjustment 2 a : to determine the liabilities and apportion the assets of esp. in bankruptcy or dissolution [ a corporation] compare bankruptcy b : to convert (as

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distribute

distribute -ut·ed -ut·ing 1 : to divide among several or many : apportion 2 : to give out or deliver esp. to members of a group see also dividend

contribution

liable: as a : shared payment of a judgment by joint tortfeasors esp. according to proportional fault compare apportion b : pro rata apportionment of loss among all the insurance policies covering the same person or property

Collision of ships

skill on both sides: in such a case, the rule of law is, that the loss must be apportioned between them, as having been occasioned by the fault of both of them. Thirdly, it may happen by

Sowming and rowming

Sowming and rowming, the apportioning or placing of cattle on a common, according to the respective rights of various parties interested. See Bell's

Incoterm

Incoterm, means a standardised shipping term, defined by the International Chamber of Commerce, that apportions the costs and liabilities of international shipping between buyers and sellers, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 770.

Extinguishment

appurtenant (though the latter is less favoured by the old law), the right of common is preserved and apportioned, 1 Bac. Ab. 628. (2) Extinguishment of Easement. By statute, release, non-user, unity of seisin, or alteration of

Entertainment tax

Sched. II., and A.-G. v. Arts Theatre of London, Ltd., (1933) 1 KB 439 (part of subscriptions chargeable, apportioned); A.-G. v. Southport Corpn., (1934) 1 KB 226 (admission of non-bathers to swimming pool).

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