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appose  (<<schwa>>-pohz),  vb.  Hist.  1.To  interrogate,  esp.  with  difficult  questions.  2.  To confront (someone) with objections to something. 3. To examine the books and accounts of; audit. [Blacks Law 8th]

apportum  (<<schwa>>-por-t<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin]  Hist.  The  revenue,  profit,  or emolument that something brings to its owner. • This was often used in reference to a pension. [Blacks Law 8th]

apportionment  rule.Oil  &  gas.  The  minority  doctrine  that  royalties  accrued  under  an oil-and-gas  lease  on  land  that  is  subdivided  during  the  lease  term  must  be  shared  by  the landowners in  proportion to their interests in the land. • For example, if Grey  granted a lease to Simms, then sold one-half of the land to Metcalfe,…

apportionment of  liability.Torts.  The  parceling  out of  liability  for  an  injury  among  multiple tortfeasors, and possibly the plaintiff as well. • Apportionment of liability encompasses such legal doctrines as joint and several liability, comparative responsibility, indemnity, and settlements. See Restatement (Third) of Torts: Apportion-ment of Liability (1999). [Cases: Negligence    484, 549; Torts    22. C.J.S. Negligence…

apportionment  clause.Insurance.  A  policy  provision  that  distributes  insurance  proceeds  in proportion to the total coverage. [Cases: Insurance    2193.C.J.S. Insurance § 1117.] [Blacks Law 8th]

apportionment,n.1.  Division  into  proportionate  shares;  esp.,  the  division  of  rights  and liabilities between two or more persons or entities. 2.Tax law. The act of allocating or attributing moneys or expenses in a given way, as when a taxpayer allocates part of profits to a particular tax year or part of the use of a personal…

apport (<<schwa>>-port), n.[Law French] Hist. A tax, expense, tribute, or payment. [Blacks Law 8th]

Appointments Clause.The clause  of the U.S. Constitution  giving the President the  power to nominate federal judges and various other officials. U.S. Const. art. II, § 2. [Cases: United States 35. C.J.S. United States §§ 23, 53, 56–57.] [Blacks Law 8th]

appointment,n.1. The designation of a person, such as a nonelected public official, for a job or  duty;  esp.,  the  naming  of  someone  to  a  nonelected  public  office  <Article  II  of  the  U.S. Constitution grants the President the power of appointment for principal federal officials, subject to  senatorial  consent>.  [Cases:  Officers  and  Public  Employees    8;  United …

appointive property.See PROPERTY. [Blacks Law 8th]