as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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Recent Examples of misappropriate
Authorities say that as the chief executive officer of Afrique Hospitality Group, Shariff obtained, misappropriated and laundered millions of dollars in program funds that were intended as reimbursements for the cost of serving meals to children.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump used Section 301 to impose billions of dollars in tariffs of Chinese imports in his first go-around as president, after a USTR investigation found China was misappropriating U.S. intellectual property and coercing the transfer of U.S. technology to Chinese firms.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Keener’s scheme involved misappropriating insurance reimbursement checks for supplemental repairs by writing off the work as a loss, indicating in the accounts payable system that the insurance company had refused reimbursement, according to court documents.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The company goes on to say the infringing product depraves Levi’s its rights to use and control its trademark and maintain its reputation with consumers, licensees and collaborators and allows others to believe the distinctive features of the Tab trademark may be misappropriated for their use.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2025
Trump used Section 301 to impose billions of dollars in tariffs of Chinese imports in his first go-around as president, after a USTR investigation found China was misappropriating U.S. intellectual property and coercing the transfer of U.S. technology to Chinese firms.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Keener’s scheme involved misappropriating insurance reimbursement checks for supplemental repairs by writing off the work as a loss, indicating in the accounts payable system that the insurance company had refused reimbursement, according to court documents.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The company goes on to say the infringing product depraves Levi’s its rights to use and control its trademark and maintain its reputation with consumers, licensees and collaborators and allows others to believe the distinctive features of the Tab trademark may be misappropriated for their use.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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