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arrogation(noun, drop, act, give, power)
5
embezzlement(noun, misuse, assumption, seizure, stealing)
5
expropriation(noun, assumption, seizure, taking, domination)
5
funding(noun, support, grant, allocation, aside)
5
plagiarism(noun, stealing, copying)
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preemption(noun, drop, act, give, winnings)
5
stealing(noun, misuse, assumption, seizure, stealing)
5
stipend(noun, present, grant, boon, allocation)
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apprehension(noun, drop, arrest, capture, occupation)
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arrest(noun, drop, ripoff, capture, occupation)
4
conquest(noun, defeat, overthrow, downfall, victory)
4
dividend(noun, share, extra, profit, payment)
4
earmarking(noun, grant, allocation, aside, initialing)
4
pilfering(noun, fraud, misuse, assumption, seizure)
4
requisition(noun, demand, application)
4
share(noun, part, portion, extra, payment)
4
takeover(noun, power, defeat, demand, overthrow)
4
thievery(noun, stealing)
3
acquisition(noun, power, defeat, overthrow, arrest)
3
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