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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Approvement \Ap*prove"ment\, n. [Obs.] 1. Approbation. [1913 Webster] I did nothing without your approvement. --Hayward. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Law) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the United States. --Burrill. Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Approvement \Ap*prove"ment\, n. (Old Eng. Law) Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]