Associations to the word «Misappropriation»

Wiktionary

MISAPPROPRIATION, noun. The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.

Dictionary definition

MISAPPROPRIATION, noun. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
MISAPPROPRIATION, noun. Wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory".

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain