appropriation vs taking

appropriation

noun
  • 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. 

taking

noun
  • The act by which something is taken. 

  • A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. 

  • Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). 

  • A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). 

adj
  • Alluring; attractive. 

How often have the words appropriation and taking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )