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Definition of Misappropriation
1. Noun. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
Exact synonyms: Defalcation, Embezzlement, Misapplication, Peculation
Specialized synonyms: Raid, Plunderage
Generic synonyms: Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving
Derivative terms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Misappropriate, Peculate
Specialized synonyms: Raid, Plunderage
Generic synonyms: Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving
Derivative terms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Misappropriate, Peculate
2. Noun. Wrongful borrowing. "His explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
Definition of Misappropriation
1. n. Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.