Appropriation
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'''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 (music)]] in reference to the re-use and proliferation of different types of [[music]]
*[[Appropriation (economics)]] origination of human ownership of previously unowned natural resources such as land
*[[Appropriation (law)]] as a component of government spending
*[[Cultural appropriation]] is the borrowing, or theft, of an element of cultural expression of one group by another.
*The [[tort]] of appropriation is one form of [[invasion of privacy]].
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