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 wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.
Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”)