Meaning of appropriated in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    appropriated

    Definitions

    1. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority

    Examples

    • « the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf »
    • « the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain »

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