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appropriator,n. Hist. Eccles. law. The corporate possessor of an appropriated benefice — that is, a benefice that has been perpetually annexed to a spiritual corporation, often a monastic house. [Blacks Law 8th]

appropriations bill.See BILL(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

appropriation,n.1.  The  exercise  of  control  over  property;  a  taking  of  possession.  Cf. EXPROPRIATION; MI-SAPPROPRIATION. 2. A legislative body’s act of setting aside a sum of money  for  a  public  purpose.  •  If  the  sum  is  earmarked  for  a  precise  or  limited  purpose,  it  is sometimes called a specific appropriation. [Cases: States    129. C.J.S. States §§…

appropriated surplus.See SURPLUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

appropriated retained earnings.See EARNINGS. [Blacks Law 8th]

approach, right of.See RIGHT OF APPROACH. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprize,vb. To appraise; to assign a value to. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprenticius  ad  legem  (a-pren-tish-ee-<<schwa>>s  ad  lee-j<<schwa>>m).  [Law  Latin] [Blacks Law 8th]

apprentice  of  the  law.Hist. 1.A  law  student. 2.  A  barrister  of  junior  status. —  Also  termed apprentice en la ley; apprenticius ad legem. [Blacks Law 8th]

apprentice. 1.Hist. A person bound by an indenture to work for an employer for a specified period to learn a craft, trade, or profession. “Apprentices, in the strict legal sense, are servants, usually but not necessarily infants, who agree to serve their masters with a view to learning some trade or business, and whose masters…