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  • 31Use of social network websites in investigations — Social network services are increasingly being used in legal and criminal investigations. Information posted on sites such as MySpace and Facebook has been used by police and university officials to prosecute users of said sites. In some… …

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  • 32appropriate — To make a thing one s own; to make a thing the subject of property; to exercise dominion over an object to the extent, and for the purpose, of making it subserve one s own proper use or pleasure. To prescribe a particular use for particular… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33appropriate — To make a thing one s own; to make a thing the subject of property; to exercise dominion over an object to the extent, and for the purpose, of making it subserve one s own proper use or pleasure. To prescribe a particular use for particular… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34appropriate — I Adjective: Fit; adapted to; designed; suitable. Thomas v State (Okla) 244 P 816. II A verb derived from the Latin ad and proprius . To allot, assign, set apart, or apply to a particular use or purpose. State v La Grave, 23 Nev 25, 41 P 1075. To …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35appropriate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. proper, fit, timely, suitable. See agreement. v. t. take, seize, confiscate; allot, assign. See stealing, acquisition, apportionment.Ant., inappropriate, unfitting, bequeath. II (Roget s IV) modif.… …

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  • 36appropriate — adjective ə prəʊprɪət 1》 suitable; proper. 2》 archaic assigned to a particular person. verb ə prəʊprɪeɪt 1》 take for one s own use without permission. 2》 devote (money) to a special purpose. Derivatives appropriately adverb appropriateness noun… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37appropriate — I. v. a. 1. Adopt, take to one s self, take as one s own, apply to one s own uses. 2. Assign, apportion, allot, set apart, devote. 3. Apply, use, employ, convert. II. a. Adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, pat (colloq.), suitable, proper,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 38appropriate —   a. apt; suitable. v.t. take exclusively; assign to special use; steal.    ♦ appropriation, n.    ♦ appropriative, a.    ♦ appropriator, n …

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  • 39Open-source appropriate technology — (OSAT) refers to technologies that are designed in the same fashion as free [1] and open source software. These technologies must be appropriate technology (AT) – meaning technology that is designed with special consideration to the environmental …

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  • 40Developmentally Appropriate Practice — (or DAP) is a perspective within early childhood education whereby a teacher or child caregiver nurtures a child s social/emotional, physical, and cognitive development by basing all practices and decisions on (1) theories of child development,… …

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