noun

1. An act or instance of appropriating.

2. That which is appropriated.

3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

4. The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.

5. The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

6. 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.

7. In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.