Legal Definition and Related Resources of Allowance

deduction , an average payment , a portion . To be distinguished from a salary , which is a definite sum payable at stated intervals.

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Allowance in Historical Law

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What does Allowance mean in American Law?

The definition of Allowance in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

“That which is allowed” in all meanings of allow, though particularly the judicial one. In addition, a periodic payment from one member of a family to another, especially from parent to child, e.g., “He gave each of his children an allowance of five dollars a week to teach them personal thrift.” See also family allowance; widow’s allowance.