Proportionally
/prəˈpɔːrʃənəli/
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- (adv.) In a manner corresponding in size, amount, or degree to something else.
Damages were awarded proportionally to the extent of each party's fault.
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Often used in legal contexts to describe the allocation or measurement of something relative to a reference quantity, important in contract law, damages, and statutory interpretation.
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