1. capable of being taken for one’s own use or made one’s own property
Usage: formal; legal contexts

Examples

• The abandoned land was deemed appropriable by the government.
• Natural resources in international waters are not easily appropriable by any single nation.
• The company’s intellectual property was not appropriable without proper licensing.
• Public domain works are appropriable for commercial use.
• The court ruled that the disputed territory was appropriable under existing law.