Definition of misappropriation Misappropriation

/mɪˌsʌpɹowˌpɹiejˈʃʌn/ - [misuprowpreeeyshun] -

We found 7 definitions of misappropriation from 5 different sources.

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What does misappropriation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: misappropriations

misappropriation - wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
misappropriation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication
  larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
  raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • misappropriation (n.)
    Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • misappropriation
    The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
  • misappropriation
    Appropriation or allocation of public funds to a use unrelated to its function.

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