NOUN | act | misapplication | wrong use or application |
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act | misapplication, embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misappropriation | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
Sounds | mihsae.plahkey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Wrong use or application. | |
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Broader | application, practical application | The act of bringing something to bear |
Verbs | misapply | apply to a wrong thing or person |
Meaning | The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. | |
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Synonyms | embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misappropriation | |
Narrower | plunderage | The act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) |
raid | An attempt by speculators to defraud investors | |
Broader | larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
Spanish | apropiación indebida, apropiación, desfalco, malversación, peculado | |
Catalan | desfalcament, desfalc, malversació |
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