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misappropriation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, peculation |
| Type of | stealing, theft, larceny, thieving, thievery |
| Has types | raid, plunderage |
| Derivation | misappropriate |
Examples of misappropriation
misappropriation
It takes a long time for a song to break free of that kind of misappropriation.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Misappropriation in the name god and his beloved son Christ, Krishna, Muhammed.
From the economist.com
Devonish-Francis was charged with misappropriation of a cadaver, a misdemeanor.
From the newsday.com
All four are charged with misappropriation of public funds, prosecutors said.
From the edition.cnn.com
The state Senate convicted him of three charges of misappropriation of funds.
From the dailyherald.com
An audit, the lawsuit says, showed the misappropriation amounted to $143,134.
From the kansas.com
When its hundreds of thousands of dollars and you use a pen, it's misappropriation.
From the newsobserver.com
If he confessed to having used the spoils, he was guilty of misappropriation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Please look past the idea of misappropriation of funds to see the real lesson here.
From the forbes.com
- Embezzlement: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
- Wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
- (misappropriate) embezzle: 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"
- (misappropriated) embezzled: taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
- In law, misappropriation is the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate or by any person with a ...
- The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care
- A threat action whereby an entity assumes unauthorized logical or physical control of a system resource. [RFC2828] An attack in which the attacker steals or makes unauthorized use of a service. [800-127] (see also attack, authorized, control, entity, resource, system, threat consequence)
- The theft or illegal disclosure of trade secrets.
- The deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary, or permanent use of a resident's (patient's) belongings or money without the resident's consent.
