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.
The action of detaching; separation.
A permanent unit organized for special duties.
Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
The unit so dispatched.
Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.