Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective taken for one's own use in violation of a trust.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misappropriate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective taken for your own use in violation of a trust
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Examples
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The U.S. says from his new home in Nigeria, Taylor is trying to use what it calls misappropriated funds to interfere with the restoration of peace in the sub-region.
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I found a Iota of info surfing along the lines of it being a - Sea Turtle Guitar that he allegedly misappropriated from the set.
Bloated “Pirates” three-quel the worst one yet » Scene-Stealers 2007
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Regarding the recent spoiler information: It has come to my attention that the information and photographs were, in fact, misappropriated from the original source who had no intention to publish or distribute the information.
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Regarding the recent spoiler information: It has come to my attention that the information and photographs were, in fact, misappropriated from the original source who had no intention to publish or distribute the information.
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In a world where the word all too often is misappropriated, that is greatness.
Graham Gooch's finest hour: when the runs flowed in the face of fear | Mike Selvey 2011
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In a world where the word all too often is misappropriated, that is greatness.
Graham Gooch's finest hour: when the runs flowed in the face of fear | Mike Selvey 2011
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A New York investment fund and Lehman client, Amber Capital Investment Management, made a filing Friday afternoon raising concerns that some $8 billion was "misappropriated" from Lehman Brothers International (Europe) to Lehman in the U.S. just before the filing.
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A New York investment fund and Lehman client, Amber Capital Investment Management, made a filing Friday afternoon raising concerns that some $8 billion was "misappropriated" from Lehman Brothers International (Europe) to Lehman in the U.S. just before the filing.
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Women work on and author solutions to variety of workplace policies and practices such as misappropriated tips, unpaid overtime wages, sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
Ana Oliveira and Ruby Bright: Invest In Women To Avoid Financial Crises And Overcome Poverty 2008
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Investigators now say this cash has been "misappropriated".
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