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| appropriation | |
| 1. n. An act or instance of appropriating. |  |
| 2. n. That which is appropriated. | |
| 3. n. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose. | |
| 4. n. (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work. | |
| 5. n. (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework. | |
| 6. n. 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. n. In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself. | |
