appropriation vs tort

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. 

tort

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • Synonym of tart (“sharp- or sour-tasting; (figuratively) keen, severe, sharp”) 

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