Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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appropriation | Yes | No | No | No |
pre-emption | Yes | No | No | No |
appropriation (noun) | pre-emption (noun) |
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a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | a prior appropriation of something |
incorporation by joining or uniting | the right to purchase something in advance of others |
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) |
the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |