APPROVE

approve,vb. 1. To give formal sanction to; to confirm authoritatively. 2.Parliamentary law. To adopt. See ADOPTION(5). — approval,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

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APPROPRIATOR

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]

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APPROPRIATION

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 §§…

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