:This article's about "apportionment" in law. See also apportionment (politics) The legal term apportionment (French apportionement; Med. Latin apportionamentum; derived from Latin portio, share) means distribution or allotment in proper shares. It's a term used in law in a variety of senses. Sometimes it's employed roughly and has no technical meaning; this indicates the distribution of a benefit (for example salvage or damages under the Fatal Accidents Act 1846, § 2), or liability (for e… (More on Apportionment)