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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

acquiring, getting go
the act of acquiring something

appropriation
a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

noun.act

4 Subcategories

borrowing, adoption go
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
preemption, pre-emption go
a prior appropriation of something
seizure go
the taking possession of something by legal process
sequestration, requisition go
seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized