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share definition - legal

n

A certain predetermined portion—for example, each partner’s share of the expenses; one of many equal parts of a joint-stock company or corporation.
share definition - legal

v

To split something up into portions; to enjoy or participate in a certain right, privilege, and so on.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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