Misappropriation

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1. Noun

Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

2. Noun

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

wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
Vocabulary classified under Word origins
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