Definition of "appropriation"

An act or instance of appropriating.  examples

That which is appropriated.  examples

Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.  quotations  examples

(art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.  examples

(sociology) 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.  examples

(constitutional law) The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.  examples