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.
An act or instance of overcoming an obstacle.
Victory gained through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
That which is conquered; possession gained by force, physical or moral.
A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.
A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.
To compete with an established competitor by placing advertisements for one's own products adjacent to editorial content relating to the competitor or by using terms and keywords for one's own products that are currently associated with the competitor.