 misappropriate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (accounting,criminal law) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | |
| Synonyms: | embezzle defalcate malversate peculate | |
| Examples: | "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" |
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| Related terms: | steal fiddle embezzler malversation embezzlement | |
| Similar spelling: |
misappropriated misappropriation misapprehend |
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