Misappropriation Definition & Meaning
misappropriation
- noun
- the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
- wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
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- What does misappropriation mean?
- the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
- What part of speech is misappropriation?
- Misappropriation is a noun.
- How many definitions does misappropriation have?
- Misappropriation has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).