MISAPPROPRIATION Synonyms: 37 Similar Words

misappropriation

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as in misapplication

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Recent Examples of misappropriation An Australian business executive who headed the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been released from jail after being detained for more than 100 days over financial misappropriation allegations, a legal official said Wednesday. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Eckhart — who also appeared on Fox News and Fox Nation during her career — was fired from Fox in June 2020, in what the network said was due to tardiness, disclosure of a proprietary graphics package and misappropriation of company resources. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Two former administrators of a Tucson charter school face felony charges in the misappropriation of funds. — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024 for misappropriation, unjust enrichment, false advertising, infringement and related claims. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 StarVista said in a statement in 2023 that Blanchard acted independently and that the theft did not involve any misappropriation of partner assets. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Legal experts say Harper might have grounds to sue FanDuel for false endorsement, misappropriation and invasion of privacy. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Orientalism, the show suggests, wasn’t a one-way street but a traffic in misappropriation. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Apple on Friday sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit the ChatGPT-owner's foray into consumer hardware, a dramatic escalation of already simmering tension between the two companies. — Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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The Fifth Down Game There was a time when Missouri and Colorado were Big Eight foes, and the fifth down in 1990 remains the most infamous misapplication of justice in the history of college football.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Leedberg-Snow pleaded guilty to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering, per the attorney general’s office.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of misapplication

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Months later, Pietras was arrested by the Coventry Police Department and charged with 22 counts of selling a funeral service contract with intent to defraud, 11 counts of second-degree larceny by embezzlement and one count of second-degree forgery.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
At the time, the company was in financial distress due to embezzlement, debt and the economic downturn in agriculture.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died from injuries suffered in an altercation that was initially reported as a possible strong-arm robbery, a police spokesman said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

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On Tuesday, Perez was arrested on an active warrant and charged with first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, second-degree assault with a firearm and second-degree larceny.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Prince Kaka of High Point, was arrested him and charged him with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, and resisting arrest, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

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McArthur had his elbow scoped and cleaned before doctors performed a bone synthetic graft to seal up the area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Most commonly, that means there’s low graft survival—that happens when there are fewer successful follicles than expected, resulting in inadequate density or coverage.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of graft

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Directed by Li Taige, the film stars Yu Qian as a retiring veteran police officer who discovers suspicious anomalies during an apparently routine theft investigation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Many bees are used at avocado farms in Queensland to pollinate the crops, so the thefts could have a knock-on effect on other food production.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of theft

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