Appropriation
Appropriation noun - The unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority.
Usage example: the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters
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Synonyms for Appropriation
Preemption and appropriation are semantically related in give topic. In some cases you can use "Preemption" instead a noun "Appropriation".
Preemption
Preemption noun - The unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority.
Usage example: longtime residents resented the preemption of their urban neighborhood by this influx of affluent yuppies
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Synonyms for Preemption
Appropriation and preemption are semantically related in give topic. You can use "Appropriation" instead a noun "Preemption", if it concerns topics such as usurpation.
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Related pairs
- attachment and appropriation
- attachment and preemption
- confiscation and appropriation
- confiscation and preemption
- expropriation and appropriation
- expropriation and preemption
- assumption and appropriation
- assumption and preemption
- annexation and appropriation
- annexation and preemption
- capture and appropriation
- capture and preemption
- grab and appropriation
- grab and preemption
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Preemption and Appropriation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriation/preemption
Appropriation & Preemption. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriation/preemption>.
Preemption or Appropriation. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriation/preemption.
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