appropriation act

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|law}} A [[stock]] [[short title]] used for an [[act of parliament|Act of Parliament]] that [[authorise]]s {{w|HM Treasury}} to [[issue]] [[funds]] out of the [[consolidated fund]], and which also [[appropriate]]s those funds for [[particular]] [[use]].

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