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Misappropriation

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Noun

1. defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

2. misappropriation

wrongful borrowing

Example Sentences:
'his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory'

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Misappropriation

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verb
(transitive)
to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal

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Misappropriation

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌmisapˈpropriˌated or ˌmisapˈpropriˌating
to appropriate to a bad, incorrect, or dishonest use

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Misappropriation

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tr.v. mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ed, mis·ap·pro·pri·at·ing, mis·ap·pro·pri·ates
1. To appropriate wrongly: misappropriating the theories of social science.
2. To appropriate dishonestly for one's own use; embezzle.

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