misappropriation

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mis⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅ate

[mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt]

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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.

1.	to put to a wrong use.

2.	to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.

Origin:
1855–60; mis- ¹ + appropriate

Related forms:

mis⋅ap⋅pro⋅pri⋅a⋅tion, noun

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mis·ap·pro·pri·ate (mĭs'ə-prō'prē-āt')

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.
To use illegally.

mis'ap·pro'pri·a'tion n.

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Word Origin & History

misappropriation

1794; see mis- (1) + appropriate (v.).

Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: mis·ap·pro·pri·ate
Pronunciation: "mi-s&-'prO-prE-"At
Function: transitive verb
: to appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully (as by theft or embezzlement) —mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion /-"prO-prE-'A-sh&n/ noun

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