Appropriation (law)
In law and government, appropriation (from Latin appropriare, "to make one's own", later "to set aside") is the act of setting apart something for its application to a particular usage, to the exclusion of all other uses.
It typically refers to the
Ecclesiastical law
In
Law of debtor and creditor
In the
Constitutional law
In constitutional law, appropriation is the assignment of money for a special purpose.[1]
In the United Kingdom an appropriation act appropriating various sums to government departments and quangos, as set out by the government.
United States
In the United States, an
Appropriations bills in the United States can also come in the format of an
Criminal law
In England and Wales, the Theft Act 1968 s 3(1) defines appropriation as "Any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner".
Contract authority
A contract authority is a form of budget authority that permits obligations to be made in advance of appropriations.
See also
- Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009
- Omnibus spending bill
- Appropriations bill (United States)
References
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Appropriation". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 229. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ a b c Tollestrup, Jessica (February 23, 2012). "The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ Heniff Jr., Bill (November 26, 2012). "Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ^ Tollestrup, Jessica (February 23, 2012). "The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 13. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
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- ^ "Congressional Reports: Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan since 9/11". zFacts.org. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2006.