Allow

To sanction, either directly or indirectly; as opposed to merely suffering a thing to be done. [1S94] 2 Q. B. 412. A claim is said to be allowed by a court. To permit; Kearns v. Kearns, 107 Pa. 575; Doty v. Lawson, 14 Fed. 892; 3 II. & C. 75; to yield; Doty v. Lawson, 14 Fed. S92; to suffer, to tolerate; Gregory v. U. S., 17 Blatchf. 325, Fed. Cas. No. 5.S03; to fix; Hinds v. Marmolejo, 60 Cal. 229; to substitute by way of compensation something for another; Glenn v. Glenn, 41 Ala. 571. I allow to give is equivalent to I intend to give; Harmon v. James, 7 Ind. 263; Hunter v. Stembridge, 12 Ga. 192; it is used as a I will; Ramsey v. Ilanlon, 33 Fed. 42,1. In the National Banking Act, providinterest may be taken at a rate "allowed by the laws of the state or territory," it:: fixed; Hinds v. Marmolejo, CO Cal. 229.

To grant, approve, or permit; a§ to allow an appeal or a murriage; to allow anaceount. Also to give a fit portion out of a larger property or fund.

To approve of, sanction; to permit, consent to. Opposed, disallow. See Permit; Suffeb.

In its ordinary sense, to grant, admit, afford, or to yield, to grant license to, permit. Implies a power to grant some privilege or permission.* Allowance. The act of permitting or giving; also, whatever is given as a share or portion. As, to allow, and the allowance of — an account, alimony, an amendment, an appeal, a bill of exceptions, a claim, a pardon, a pension, a sum to an insolvent. " Allowing " claims against estates: the sanction or approbation which the court gives to the acts of an executor or administrator as manifested by his account.* Allowance to a widow of money in lieu of dower: something substituted by way of compensation iot another thing." 1 Al-liinj'. F. allonger, to lengthen. 2 Crosby v. Koub, 16 Wis. 626-27 (1863); Folger v. Chase, 18 Pick. 67 (1836); French «. Turner, 15 Ind. 62 (1860); Osgood v. Arte, 17 F. E. 677 (1883); Stoiy, Bills, § 204, Prom. Notes, §§ 121, 151. s Glenn v. Glenn. 41 Ala. 586 (1868.) » Doty V. Lawson, 14 F. E. 901 (1883). Allowance to a child or other dependent: ordiiiarily, 3nly another name for a gift or gratuity J The honorable discharge of a soldier from service ioes not restore him allowances forfeited by desertion ^included in which is a bounty), that is, everything Bvhich could be recovered from the - government in consideration of enlistment and services. The forfeiture must first be removed.^