appropriation

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Noun

1. 1
   An act or instance of appropriating.
2. 2
   That which is appropriated.
3. 3
   Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
4. 4
   The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
5. 5
   The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
6. 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. 7
   The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.