Resources the law distributed (6)
I believe the answer is:
wealth
'resources' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'the law distributed' is the wordplay.
'distributed' is an anagram indicator.
'the'+'law'='thelaw'
'thelaw' with letters rearranged gives 'WEALTH'.
(Other definitions for wealth that I've seen before include "Prosperity" , "State of luxury" , "Mammon" , "Assets" , "Possessions and resources" .)