Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
apportionment — I noun administration, allocation, allotment, allowance, assignment, assignment in proportion, consignment, disposition, distribution, division, division in proportion, doling out, issuance, just division, measuring out, meting out, partition,… … Law dictionary
Apportionment — This article is about apportionment in law. See also apportionment (politics) The legal term apportionment (French apportionement; Med. Latin apportionamentum; derived from Latin portio , share) means distribution or allotment in proper shares.… … Wikipedia
apportionment — A method of calculating the proportion of input tax applicable to business use, if goods or services are used for business and non business purposes. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * apportionment ap‧por‧tion‧ment [əˈpɔːʆnmənt ǁ ɔːr ] noun… … Financial and business terms
apportionment — /aporshanmant/ The process by which legislative seats are distributed among units entitled to representation. Determination of the number of representatives which a State, county, or other subdivision may send to a legislative body. he U.S.… … Black's law dictionary
apportionment — /aporshanmant/ The process by which legislative seats are distributed among units entitled to representation. Determination of the number of representatives which a State, county, or other subdivision may send to a legislative body. he U.S.… … Black's law dictionary
Apportionment — The allocation of a loss between all of the insurance companies that insure a piece of property. This allocation is used to determine a percentage of liability for each insurer. For example, three insurers who each cover $30,000 on a $90,000… … Investment dictionary
apportionment schemes — A simplified method of calculating VAT liability on retail sales, based on the proportions of purchases which are liable to different rates of VAT. The apportionment schemes are intended for retail traders that may find it difficult to account… … Financial and business terms
apportionment — A division of property; also a determination of the liability of co obligors in enforcing contribution. 18 Am J2d Contrib § 19. <b></b>See partition; pro rata; also terms beginning with word prorating … Ballentine's law dictionary
apportionment clause — noun : a clause in an insurance policy that prescribes the method of determining the insurer s portion of liability for loss where property is covered by other insurance … Useful english dictionary
Product liability — is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Product liability in the United StatesIn the United… … Wikipedia
