Appropriation Appropriation

Appropriation - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Adoption, Allocation, Allotment, Annexation, Assignment, Assumption, Boosting, Borrowing, Colonization, Conquest, Conversion, Copying, Cribbing, Derivation, Embezzlement, Enslavement, Fraud, Graft

Appropriation is the act of taking possession of or assigning purpose to properties or ideas and is important in many topics, including:

  • Appropriation (sociology) in relation to the spread of knowledge
  • Appropriation (art)
    • Appropriation (visual art) [1] (http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/appropriation.html)
    • Appropriation (music) in reference to the re-use and proliferation of different types of music
  • Appropriation (law) as a component of government spending
  • Appropriation (Catholicism) [2] (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01658a.htm)
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Example Usage of Appropriation
Alltop_Photo: Is Ripping Off Someone’s Idea a Copyright Violation? Where Do You Stand on Idea Appropriation? http://bit.ly/1R2Qv4 Photography.alltop
mwarf: RT @thomashawk: Is Ripping Off Someone’s Idea a Copyright Violation? Where Do You Stand on Idea Appropriation? http://ff.im/bIYOn
smptoday: Is Ripping Off Someone’s Idea a Copyright Violation? Where Do You Stand on Idea Appropriation? http://bit.ly/1R2Qv4
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