Legal Definition and Related Resources of Allotment
Meaning of Allotment
A share ; a portion ; that which is allotted. The term is ordinarily used to describe land held by Indians after allotment. A ffiliated Citizens of Utah v U.S., 406 U.S. 128.
Synonyms of Allotment
noun
- adsignatio
- allocation
- annuity
- appointment
- apportionment
- appropriation
- arrangement
- assignment
- assignment by share
- designation
- dispensation
- disposal
- disposition
- distribution
- distribution by lot
- dole
- ordering
- partition
- portion
- proportion
- ration Associated Concepts: allotment certificate
- allotment note
- allotment system
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What does Allotment mean in American Law?
The definition of Allotment in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
See allot. See also Indian allotment for a special use of the term.
English Legal System: Allotment
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Allotment :
A method of acquiring previously unissued shares in a *limited company in exchange for a contribution of capital. An application for such shares will often be made after the issue of a *prospectus on the *flotation of a *public company or on the privatization of a state-owned industry. The company accepts the application by dispatching a letter of allotment to the applicant stating how many shares he has been allotted; he then has an unconditional right to be entered in the *register of members in respect of those shares. If he has been allotted fewer shares than he has applied for, he receives a cheque for the unallotted balance (an application must be accompanied by a cheque for the full value of the shares applied for).
See also authorized capital; retur
Concept of Allotment in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Allotment: A small parcel of land, sold or given to a farm worker for cultivation as a supplementary source of income. Popular in the 1900’s before World War II.
Concept of Allotment in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Allotment: A small parcel of land, sold or given to a farm worker for cultivation as a supplementary source of income. Popular in the 1900’s before World War II.
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