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allot

Defined in 5 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

United States Code

42 U.S.C. § 3024 — in this section

the term "allot" means allot under this subsection from a sum appropriated under section 3023(a) or 3023(b)(1) of this title, as the case may be; and

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To apportion, distribute; to divide property previously held in common among those entitled, assigning to each his ratable portion, to be held in severalty; to set apart specific property, a share of a fund, etc., to a distinct party. Glenn v. Glenn, 41 Ala. 582; Fort v. Allen, 110 N. C. 183, 14 S. E. 685. In the law of corporations, to allot shares, debentures, etc., is to appropriate them to the applicante or persons who have applied for them; this is generally done by sending to each applicant a letter of allotment, informing him that a certain number of shares have been allotted to him. Sweet.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To set apart as a share; to apportion.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To apportion, distribute; to divide property previously held in common among those entitled, assigning to each his ratable portion, to be held in severalty; to: set apart specific property, a share of a fund,. ete., toa distinct party. In the law of corporations, to allot shares, debentures, ete., is to appropriate them to the applicants or persons who have applied for them; this is generally done by sending to each applicant a letter of allotment, informing him that a certain number of shares have been allotted to him. Sweet.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

1. To set apart a thing to a person as his share: as, to allot a fund, land. Whence allottee, allotment. As usually understood, to set apart a por^' tion of a particulai- thing or things to some person: as, to allot to a widow a portion of her husband's estate.' 2. To assign, appoint: as, to allot the justices of the Supreme (3ourt to circuits.