gift of public money

gift of public money
Any appropriation of public money for the benefit of one who has no claim to be compensated which is enforceable at law or in equity, irrespective of what the moral obligation may be under the circumstances. Conlin v San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 99 Cal 17, 33 P 753.

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