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distributorship.  A  franchise  held  by  a  person  or  company  who  sells  merchandise,  usu.  in  a specific  area  to  individual  customers  <a  car  distributorship>.  [Cases:  Contracts    202(1).  C.J.S. Contracts § 341.] dual distributorship.A business structure in which  one  party operates a branch or  dealership on the same market level as one or more of its customers. [Blacks…

distributor.  A  wholesaler,  jobber,  or  other  manufacturer  or  supplier  that  sells  chiefly  to retailers and commercial users. [Blacks Law 8th]

distributive share. 1. The share that an heir or beneficiary receives from the legal distribution of  an  estate.  [Cases:  Descent  and  Distribution    20–51;  Wills    521–535.  C.J.S.  Descent  and Distribution  §§  23–59;  Wills§§  967–1028.]  2.  The  portion  (as  determined  in  the  partnership agreement) of a partnership’s income, gain, loss, or deduction that is passed through to…

distributive justice.See JUSTICE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

distributive  finding.A  jury’s  decision  partly  in  favor  of  one  party  and  partly  in  favor  of another. [Blacks Law 8th]

distributive  deviation.A  trustee’s  authorized  or  unauthorized  departure  from  the  express distributional terms of a trust. • A trustee must apply to the court for authority to deviate from the terms  of  a  trust.  In  American  law,  courts  rarely  authorize  deviation  unless  all  the  beneficiaries consent and there is no material purpose of the settlor yet…

distributive  clause.A  will  or  trust  provision  governing  the  distribution  of  income  and  gifts. [Cases: Wills    492–535. C.J.S. Wills §§ 902–1028.] [Blacks Law 8th]

distributive  (di-strib-y<<schwa>>-tiv),  adj.  Of  or  relating  to  apportioning,  dividing,  and assigning in separate items or shares; of or relating to distributing. [Blacks Law 8th]

distributive  (di-strib-y<<schwa>>-tiv),  adj.  Of  or  relating  to  apportioning,  dividing,  and assigning in separate items or shares; of or relating to distributing. [Blacks Law 8th]

distribution right.Copyright. A copyright holder’s  exclusive right to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer  copies  of  the  protected  work  to  the  public.  Cf.  FIRST-SALE  DOCTRINE.  [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property    36.C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 10, 40–41, 97.] [Blacks Law 8th]