Appropriation

Of acquiring.

A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "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".

This concept's ID is @1~401

Contains

  • seizure 5 facts

    The taking possession of something by legal process.

  • borrowing 3 facts

    The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient...

  • sequestration 0 facts

    Seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the...

  • preemption 0 facts

    A prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial inter...