Apportion

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Legal Definition and Related Resources of Apportion

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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More

Meaning of Apportion

Divide in proportion; assign and distribute a share.

Synonyms of Apportion

verb

• administer

• adsignare

• allocate

• allot

• assign

• assort

• award

• carve up

• classify

• deal out

• delimit

• demarcate

• dispense

• dispertire

• disseminate

• distribuere

• distribute

• distribute proportionately

• divide

• divide according to rule

• divide into shares

• divide proportionately

• divide up

• dole out

• measure out

• mete

• mete out

• parcel out

• partition

• place in order

• portion out

• portion out equitably

• prorate

• set in order

• share

• split

• subdivide

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Admeasure, Allot, Distribute.

What does Apportion mean in American Law?

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

See apportionment.

Meaning of Apportion in Political Science

A very basic notion of Apportion related to the United States'election law is provided here: To divide and assign something according to a plan