allowance
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 276 U.S. 160 - United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 1928Most cited · 294 citing opinions
The date of 'allowance' was October 11, 1923, when the Commissioner approved the refunds.
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 7651A — as used in this subchapter
The term “allowance” means an authorization, allocated to an affected unit by the Administrator under this subchapter, to emit, during or after a specified calendar year, one ton of sulfur dioxide.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A definite sum or quantity set apart or granted. The share or portion given to a married woman, child, trustee, etc. Smith v. Smith, 45 Ala. 264. It is said to include what is awarded to a trustee for expenses, etc., in addition to his fees; Downing v. Marshall, 37 N. Y. 380; or a perquisite to an officer in addition to his salary, as for room, fire or light; 14 Q. B. D. 735; 23 id. 66, 531. The term is ordinarily only another name for a gift or gratuity to a child or other dependent; Taylor v. Staples, 8 R. I. 170, 5 Am. Rep. 556. The term is not properly used to express contractual relation or regular compensation, but applies rather to the case of voluntary action in favor of dependents, servants or the poor; Mangam v. City of Brooklyn, 98 N. Y. 585, 50 Am. Rep. 705, where the meaning of the word is discussed critically and at length. It has been used in a judge's certificate as the equivalent of settlement; Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Cone, 37 Kan. 567, 15 Pac. 499; or to express the approval of the court; Gildart's Heirs v. Starke, 1 How. (Miss.) 450. ALLUVIO MARIS (Lat.). Soil formed by the washing-up of earth from the sea. Schultes, Aq. Rights 138.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A deduction, an average payment, a portion assigned or aliowed; the act of allowing.
— Allowance pendente lite. In the English chancery division, where property which forms the subject of proceedings is more than sufficient to answer nil clnims in the proceedings, the court may allow to the parties interested the whole or part of the income, or (in the case of personalty) part of the property itself. St. 15 & 16 Vict. c. 86, § 57; Daniell, Ch. Pr. 1070.
— Special allowances. In English practice. In taxing the costs of an action as between party and party, the taxing officer is, in certain cases, empowered to make special ni-lowances ; i. e., to allow the party costs which the ordinary scale does not warrant Sweet.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A deduction, an average paynient, a portion assigned or allowed; the ast of allowing.