misappropriate
verb
mis·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌmi-sə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt 
misappropriated; misappropriating; misappropriates
: to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)
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Examples of misappropriate in a Sentence
They accused him of misappropriating town funds.
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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The counterclaim alleged that Jones misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union and its members.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
The lawsuit seeks to represent other voiceover artists who believe their voices were misappropriated by LOVO, which didn’t respond to a request for comment.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
The lawsuit seeks to represent other voiceover artists who believe their voices were misappropriated by LOVO, which didn’t respond to a request for comment.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misappropriate. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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misappropriate
verb
mis·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌmis-ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt
: to appropriate wrongly
especially
: to take dishonestly for one's own use
Legal Definition
misappropriate
transitive verb
mis·ap·pro·pri·ate
ˌmi-sə-ˈprō-prē-ˌāt
: to appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully (as by theft or embezzlement)
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