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allocation

Defined in 7 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

United States Code

42 U.S.C. § 2021B — in this section

The term “allocation” means the assignment of a specific amount of low-level radioactive waste disposal capacity to a commercial nuclear power reactor for which access is required to be provided by sited States subject to the conditions specified under sections 2021b to 2021j of this title.

47 U.S.C. § 921 — as used in this subchapter

The term “allocation” means an entry in the National Table of Frequency Allocations of a given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more radiocommunication services.

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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An allowance upon an account in the English exchequer. Cowell. Placing or adding to a thing. Enc. Lond.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An allowance upon an account in the English exchequer.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An allowance upon an account in the English Exchequer. Cowell. Placing or adding to a thing. Encyc. Loud. ALL0CAT0 COMITATU. A new writ of exigent, allowed before any other county court, issued on the former not being fully served or complied with. Fitz. Exigent 14. ALLOCATUR (Lat, it is allowed). A Latin word formerly used to denote that a writ or order was allowed. See State v. Vanderveer, 7 N. J. L. 38. A word denoting the allowance by a master or prothonotary of a bill referred for his consideration, whether touching costs, damages, or matter of account. Lee, Diet; Archb. Pr. 129. Where an appeal can be taken only by permission of the court, it is said to be by special allocatur.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An allowance made upon an account in the English exchequer. Cowell.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An allowance made upon an account in the English exchequer. Cowell.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. allocatio.] An allowance made upon an account in the English exchequer. Cowell.