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apportion

amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the payment compare contribution b : to assign (a portion of the consideration agreed to in a contract) as payment for the

cause

procuring cause of the sale even though the listing had expired] pro·duc·ing cause : an efficient, exciting, or contributing cause (as an act, practice, or event) that produces an injury which would not have occurred without it

charitable

charitable : of or relating to charity [ contributions]

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co-maker

the indebtedness, although a co-maker who is forced to pay more than his or her share may seek contribution from the other co-makers.

collation

collation [French, from Latin collatio bonorum (in Roman law) contribution made by emancipated heirs to an estate under an intestate succession, literally, bringing together of goods] in the

concert of action

action : a theory in torts that imposes liability on all defendants who have committed tortious acts that contributed to the plaintiff's injury even though only one actually caused the injury compare alternative liability at liability 2

hotchpot

of an estate which requires that advancements (as to a child) be made up to the estate by contribution or by an accounting compare collation 2 : main pot

corrupt practices act

corrupt practices act : a law regulating the amount and source of political campaign contributions and requiring detailed reports of expenditures

current monthly income

income received by the debtor over the six calendar months before commencement of the bankruptcy case, including regular contributions to household expenses from nondebtors and income from the debtor's spouse if the petition is a joint petition,

deduction

to business activities or to activities engaged in for profit charitable deduction : a deduction allowed for a contribution to a charity usually that is qualified under the tax law (as sections 170 and 2055 of the