appropriation (n)

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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