Moiety
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The half of anything. Joint tenants are said to hold by moieties. Litt 125; 3 C. B. 274, 283.
— Moiety acts. A name sometimes applied to penal and criminal statutes which provide that half the penalty or fine shall inure to the benefit of the informer.