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misappropriation

noun

Etymology

From mis- + appropriation.

  1. derived from appropriātiō
  2. inherited from appropriacion
  3. prefixed as misappropriation — “mis + appropriation”

Definitions

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

  2. The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for misappropriation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA