appropriation
/ษหpษนoสpษนiหeษชสษn/IPA: /AH0 P R OW0 P R IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
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An act or instance of appropriating.
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That which is appropriated.
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Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
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The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
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The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
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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.
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In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.
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