misappropriating
present participle ofmisappropriate
misappropriate
verb[T]
formaluk/ˌmɪs.əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/us/ˌmɪs.əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/tostealsomething that you have beentrustedto takecareof and use it foryourown good:
He isaccusedof misappropriating $30,000 topayoffgamblingdebts.
Synonym
embezzle
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- appropriation
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- joyride
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- raid
- rustle
- rustling
- snitch
- swipe
Examplesofmisappropriating
misappropriating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There is no scope formisappropriatingmoney from the premium bond prize fund.
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Was he aware that the person referred to has never been convicted ofmisappropriatingfunds in this or any other case?
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These people are evicted and then claim that they are homeless, having induced that situation themselves throughmisappropriatingthe funds that they were given.
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Here the public servant is taking the property of his master—the public—andmisappropriatingit to his own use, or the use of private enterprise.
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These cases involve things like teachers making false claims about their qualifications;misappropriatingschool funds, helping pupils to cheat in exams, and similar forms of misconduct.
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Perhaps the line is drawn betweenmisappropriatingthe property of a company and merely making an incidental profit for which directors are liable to account to the company.
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She was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined $10,000 formisappropriating$5.5 million.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was sentenced for fourteen years formisappropriating15,000 from a trust fund.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The allegations include new charges ofmisappropriatingpublic funds, conflict of interest, falsifying public documents and secreting of public documents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was formally accused ofmisappropriatingofficial documents, indicted, tried, and convicted, and fled into exile, where he died.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was accused of lechery andmisappropriatingchurch funds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was discovered that officers had been selling membership cards,misappropriatingfunds and neglecting their duties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the fabrication came to light, ern was accused ofmisappropriatingstate funds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was subsequently court martialed formisappropriatingsupplies intended for recovering soldiers and underreporting deaths, but was acquitted on a technicality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, he was dismissed from this position in 1993 after being accused ofmisappropriatingresearch funds.
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