misappropriate

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To embezzle
To use something wrongly, or illegally
To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose
{f} take dishonestly (especially money), make unfair use of, misallocate
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
If someone misappropriates money which does not belong to them, they take it without permission and use it for their own purposes. I took no money for personal use and have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever + misappropriation mis·ap·pro·pria·tion He pleaded guilty to charges of misappropriation of bank funds. to dishonestly take something that someone has trusted you with, especially money or goods that belong to your employer = embezzle
misappropriation
The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
misappropriated
taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
misappropriated
past of misappropriate
misappropriates
third-person singular of misappropriate
misappropriating
present participle of misappropriate
misappropriation
Taking what belongs to someone else and using it unfairly for one's own gain; for example, attempting to pass off a novel as part of a popular series of novels written and published by someone else It is often called unfair competition
misappropriation
wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory
misappropriation
{i} act of illegally taking something for own's own use (especially of money); misapplication
misappropriation
the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of others funds in ones care
misappropriation
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
misappropriation
wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
misappropriation
A legal term for stealing If something is misappropriated it is taken without permission or in violation of a contract
misappropriation
The fraudulent transfer of assets from the firm to one or more dishonest employees The transfer is either preceded or followed by some form of concealment involving the alteration of accounts or substance
misappropriation
Wrong appropriation; wrongful use
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