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What (who) is misappropriation - definition
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ANOTHER'S NAME, LIKENESS, OR IDENTITY WITHOUT THAT PERSON'S PERMISSION, RESULTING IN HARM TO THAT PERSON
Misappropriation of funds
misappropriation
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Misappropriation
·noun Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.
misappropriation
n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate or by any person with a responsibility to care for and protect another's assets (a fiduciary duty). It is a felony (a crime punishable by a prison sentence).
See also: embezzlement fiduciary larceny theft
Wikipedia
Misappropriation
In law, misappropriation is the unauthorized use of another's name, likeness, identity, property, discoveries, inventions, etc without that person's permission, resulting in harm to that person.
Another use of the word refers to intentional and illegal use of property or funds; it can particularly refer to when done by a public official.
Examples of use of misappropriation
1. Misappropriation claims Two ex–members of a Transport Ministry flight safety committee have accused the head of the council, Akrivos Tsolakis, of misappropriation of funds.
2. "Any possible misappropriation of funds is an internal Kyrgyz matter.
3. ERISA was designed to safeguard pension fund money from misappropriation.
4. The misappropriation of land is not uncommon in Greece.
5. In our view, withdrawing money from the government funds for personal purpose implied misappropriation.