appropriation

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Synonyms: expropriation, appropriator, impropriation, appropriating, appropriative, appropriations, reappropriation

Antonyms: expropriation, appropriator, impropriation, appropriating, appropriative, appropriations, reappropriation

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Noun

1. An act or instance of [[appropriate#Verb|appropriating]].
2. That which is [[appropriate#Verb|appropriated]].
3. [[public|Public]] [[funds]] set aside for a specific [[purpose]].
4. {{lb|en|arts}} The use of [[borrowed]] elements in the [[creation]] of a new [[work]].
5. {{lb|en|sociology}} The [[assimilation]] of [[concept]]s into a [[governing]] [[framework]].
6. In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.
7. {{lb|en|constitutional|_|law}} The principle that [[supplies]] granted by a [[legislature]] are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.

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