Appropriation (law)

In law and government, appropriation (from Latin appropriare, "to ") is the act of something for its application to a particular usage, to the exclusion of all other uses.It typically refers to the legislative designation of money for particular uses, in the context of a budget or spending bill.
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An appropriation bill or supply bill is a legislative motion which authorizes the government to spend money. In most democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money. In a parliamentary system, the defeat of an appropriation bill in a parliamentary vote generally necessitates either a resignation of a government or the calling of a general election. The most famous defeat of a supply bill in Australian history happened in 1975, where the Senate refused to approve a package of appropriation and loan bills, prompting then-Governor General Sir John Kerr to dismiss then-Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and call a Double Dissolution, appointing Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister until the next election (where the Fraser government was elected).
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