Advertisement
Advertisement
misappropriation
[ mis-uh-proh-pree-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- wrongful use, especially the dishonest or inappropriate use of others’ money, data, etc.:
He pled guilty to multiple counts of misappropriation of public funds and falsifying public documents, and received a four-year prison sentence.
Database owners are concerned about the possible commercial misappropriation of their products.
Word History and Origins
Origin of misappropriation1
Example Sentences
A former law enforcement official said the NYPD alerted the Department of Investigation, the city’s anti-corruption agency, to the misappropriation allegation, and in separate communications to the two other claims about Mullins.
It’s an extraordinary request and it makes sense that Orrick would need to see more certain evidence of misappropriation.
In addition to forcing him out of the company he founded, Kairos sued Brackeen, alleging the misappropriation of corporate funds and misleading shareholders.
Our action today returns to drivers the tens of millions of dollars in tips that Amazon misappropriated, and requires Amazon to get drivers’ permission before changing its treatment of tips in the future.
It also criticizes Google for “misappropriating” content from third parties and favoring its own vertical content in search results.
In 2007, Burkle sued Follieri, the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway, for misappropriation of funds.
The funds ought to be applied to the general good; and if they're only spent on a few, I call it misappropriation of a trust.
But no one has ever proposed to punish or restrain this sort of misappropriation by law.
Perhaps it was the check for the misappropriation of which he afterward found his way to the convict lines of Malacca.
And then came the news that Uncle Fred had been dismissed, all on account of drink and gambling and misappropriation of funds.
The Penal Code simply makes dishonest misappropriation a crime in itself.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse