Distribution
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[Lat distribu Ho, from distribuere, to distribute.] A dealing or division among several; a dealing in portions or shares; the giving to each of several his pr her share.* Commonly used to express the division of the personal effects of an intestate among his widow and children or next of kin. See Distributions, Statute of.