Appropriation and Distraint

Appropriation

Appropriation noun - A sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action.
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Synonyms for Appropriation

Distraint and appropriation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distraint" instead a noun "Appropriation".

Distraint

Distraint noun - The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim.
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Synonyms for Distraint

Appropriation and distraint are semantically related. You can use "Appropriation" instead a noun "Distraint".

Nearby Words: distrain, distrainment, distrained
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Distraint and Appropriation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriation/distraint
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