An act or instance of appropriating.
The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.
That which is appropriated.
Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
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.
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.