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Appropriation vs Stealing - What's the difference?

appropriation | stealing |

As nouns the difference between appropriation and stealing

is that appropriation is an act or instance of appropriating while stealing is the action of the verb to steal.

As a verb stealing is

present participle of lang=en.

appropriation

English

(wikipedia appropriation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of .
  • That which is .
  • Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  • (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
  • (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

    • stealing

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal .
  • (archaic, chiefly, in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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