meting
Parceling in portions
Meting is the present participle of mete, an old word meaning to distribute or allot, now surviving almost exclusively in the phrase mete out: The judge meted out harsh sentences to the ringleaders.
The construction implies measured, often formal distribution of punishment, justice, or reward.
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- dispensingGiving out portions
- rationingLimiting distribution during scarcity
parceling · doling · portioning · assigning · division · quota · share · measure
Imposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
discipline · correction · chastisement · castigation · reprimand · censure · fines · incarceration
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
verdict · judgment · dispensation · righteousness · rectitude · redress · restitution · remedy
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- dispensingGiving out portions
rationing · parceling · doling · portioning · assigning · division · quota · share · measure · proportion
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- consequencesResults of actions taken
sanctions · discipline · correction · chastisement · castigation · reprimand · censure · fines · incarceration · probation
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
adjudication · verdict · judgment · dispensation · righteousness · rectitude · redress · restitution · remedy · jurisprudence
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- sharesshares, share, profit sharing, divvy, market share
metinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
withholding · retaining · keeping · accumulating · stockpiling
metinglavishing
Giving extravagantly
squandering · dumping · heaping · showering · scattering
- meting outDistributing in portions