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A Writer's Dictionary:

misappropriation Definition


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misappropriate
verb
    formal:
    1. To take something (especially money) dishonestly for oneself.
      Thesaurus: embezzle, steal, filch, cheat, swindle, rob.
    2. To put something (eg funds) to a wrong use.
      Thesaurus: misuse, abuse.
Derivative: misappropriation
noun
    Embezzlement or theft.
Etymology: 19c.



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