n00083975
type | n |
lex_filenum | 04 |
def | a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner |
examples | the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | acquiring, getting |
Hyponym | borrowing, adoption; preemption, pre-emption; seizure; sequestration, requisition |
Incoming links | |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | appropriative → appropriation |
Hyponym | acquiring, getting |
Hypernym | borrowing, adoption; preemption, pre-emption; seizure; sequestration, requisition |
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