appropriation

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

   In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.