appropriation
Contents
1 English
1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Noun
1.2.1 Translations
2 French
2.1 Noun
English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
appropriation (countable and uncountable, plural appropriations)
- An act or instance of appropriating.
- That which is appropriated.
Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
(arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
(sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.- 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.
- In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.
Translations
act of appropriating, or something appropriated
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public funds set aside for a specific purpose
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(art) the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work
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(sociology) the assimilation of concepts into a governing framework
French
Noun
appropriation f (plural appropriations)
- appropriation