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Appropriation

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annexationnounAddition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

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annexationnounAddition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
usurpationnounThe wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
expropriationnounThe act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.
confiscationnounThe act or process of confiscating.
usurpingnounusurpation
embezzlementnoun(law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
seizurenoun(medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
acquisitionnounThe act or process of acquiring.
misappropriationnounThe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
encroachmentnounAn intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
entrynounAn item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
disclosurenounThe act of revealing something.
claimnounA new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
openingnounAn act or instance of making or becoming open.
expenditurenoun(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.
grantnounThe act of granting or giving
supplynoun(countable) An amount of something supplied.
allowancenounAn amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
authorizationnoun(uncountable) The state of being authorized to do something or to be somewhere; formally granted permission.
startingnounThe act of something that starts.

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