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Meaning of "misappropriation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISAPPROPRIATION

misappropriation  [ˌmɪsəprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISAPPROPRIATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Misappropriation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISAPPROPRIATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Misappropriation

In law, misappropriation can be both a criminal and a civil violation. In civil law in the United States, many states define misappropriation as the unauthorized use of another's name, likeness, or identity without that person's permission, resulting in harm to that person.

Definition of misappropriation in the English dictionary

The definition of misappropriation in the dictionary is the act of appropriating something for a wrong or dishonest use.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISAPPROPRIATION


abbreviation
əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən
affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
depreciation
dɪˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
differentiation
ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən
humiliation
hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən
initiation
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən
irradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
mediation
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
Reconciliation
ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
remediation
rɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
retaliation
rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISAPPROPRIATION

misapplication
misapplied
misapplies
misapply
misappraisal
misappreciate
misappreciation
misappreciative
misapprehend
misapprehension
misapprehensive
misapprehensively
misapprehensiveness
misappropriate
misarrange
misarrangement
misarray
misarticulate
misassay
misassemble

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISAPPROPRIATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of misappropriation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISAPPROPRIATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «misappropriation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of misappropriation

Translation of «misappropriation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISAPPROPRIATION

Find out the translation of misappropriation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of misappropriation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misappropriation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挪用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apropiación indebida
570 millions of speakers

English

misappropriation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्विनियोजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختلاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаконное присвоение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apropriação indébita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মসাৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détournement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyelewengan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Veruntreuung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

横領
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Misappropriation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phung phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோசடி செய்துவிட்டதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरप्रकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güveni kötüye kullanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

appropriazione indebita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzeniewierzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконне привласнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delapidare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεξαίρεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wanbesteding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förskingring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underslag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of misappropriation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISAPPROPRIATION»

The term «misappropriation» is regularly used and occupies the 74.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of misappropriation
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISAPPROPRIATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «misappropriation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «misappropriation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about misappropriation

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QUOTES WITH «MISAPPROPRIATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word misappropriation.
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Chen Shui-bian
I've been charged with misappropriation of funds or misuse of two types of funds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISAPPROPRIATION»

Discover the use of misappropriation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misappropriation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
8.4 MISAPPROPRIATION OF CLIENT FUNDS Commingling of client funds is hut one way in which an attorney can misappropriate client monies. An attorney may, with all good intentions, "horrow" money from one account to pay hills on ...
Jonathan S. Lynton, Terri Mick Lyndall, 1994
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Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct
See In re Anonymous, 698 N.E.2d 808 (Ind. 1998) (commingling of lawyer and client funds would subject clients' funds to "unacceptable risks," such as attachment by creditors, or intended or unintended misappropriation by lawyer); In re ...
Center for Professional Responsibility (American Bar Association), 2007
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Accounting Irregularities in Financial Statements: A ...
Two types of intentional mis-statements are relevant to the auditors' consideration of fraud7 - mis-statements resulting from fraudulent financial reporting and mis- statements resulting from misappropriation of assets. Fraudulent financial ...
Benny K. B. Kwok, 2005
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Intellectual Property
Example of a misappropriation claim: In the International News Service case, in which the misappropriation doctrine was created, plaintiff Associated Press expended considerable time, effort, and money to send its reporters to collect the latest ...
Margreth Barrett, 2008
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Managerial Accounting: A Focus on Ethical Decision Making
Describe and explain fraud, including fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets Key Concept Therearetwo types fraudulent offraud: financial reporting and of assets. misappropriation Fraud is generally defined as a ...
Steve Jackson, Roby Sawyers, Greg Jenkins, 2008
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Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage
When the policyholder sought coverage for this claim under its advertising injury provision, the insurer refused to defend on the grounds that "misappropriation of advertising ideas" is limited strictly to wrongdoing that involves the text, words, ...
Peter J. Kalis, Thomas M. Reiter, James R. Segerdahl, 1997
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Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting
ASSET MISAPPROPRIATION SCHEMES A clear definition of asset misappropriation is helpful in recognizing this type of fraud. The term asset misappropriation can be difficult to articulate; fundamentally, asset misappropriation is converting ...
Tommie W. Singleton, Aaron J. Singleton, 2010
8
Intellectual Property Law: Damages and Remedies
7.05 Augmented Damages for Trade Secret Misappropriation [1] — Increased Damages Under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act The Uniform Trade Secrets Act provides for increased damage awards for unjust enrichment and exemplary ...
Terence P. Ross, 2000
9
Securities Regulation: Liabilities and Remedies
3.06 The Misappropriation Theory The misappropriation theory provides that a person perpetrates fraud "in connection with" a securities transaction, and hence violates Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act1 and Rule 10b-5 ...
Marc I. Steinberg, 2013
10
International Sports Law and Business
One which would allow it to enjoin misappropriation thereof by a third party and / or claim damages.49 2.3.1. Unfair Competition and the Property Right In US law, the concept of a "property" right in a sports event or its distinguishing features is ...
Aaron N. Wise, Bruce S. Meyer, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISAPPROPRIATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misappropriation is used in the context of the following news items.
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TPP's Copyright Trap
The additional 20 years of copyright protection amounts to a misappropriation from the public domain. It inhibits the creation of new works that ... «EFF, Jul 15»
2
Singapore freezes accounts linked to 1MDB probe
Investigators are investigating claims of large-scale misappropriation at the fund, which was set up under the finance ministry in 2009 to invest ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Coop society president held for 'misappropriation' of funds
The President of a Primary Agriculture Co-operative Society at nearby Perappadi Village was today arrested on charge of misappropriatin of ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Ho west district debunks media reportage
The Ho West District Assembly in the Volta region has responded to publications in section of the media on an alleged misappropriation of the ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
Misappropriation of trade secrets consisting of technical information
In SI Engineering Srl v Lantek Systems Srl the Court of Turin held that when technical information meets all of the requirements for trade secret ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
6
Former lawyer convicted of misappropriation
Lawyer Reuben Micallef, who had been disbarred in 2009 after being found guilty of fraud, is convicted in a separate case of misappropriation. «MaltaToday, Jul 15»
7
Misappropriation of funds: Toshiba's CEO is stepping down over an …
Accounting irregularities have plunged the Japanese conglomerate company Toshiba into a crisis, with several key board members stepping ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
8
Oshiomhole Accuses Okonjo-Iweala Of $1bn Misappropriation
Oshiomhole Accuses Okonjo-Iweala Of $1bn Misappropriation The Edo State Governor has accused the former Minister of Finance and ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
9
Copyright Agency: Armenians continue to steal our intellectual …
... word, with the Turkish etymology. Misappropriation of “tendir” by Armenians is the continuation of their theft of intellectual property. News.Az ... «News.Az, Jul 15»
10
Magistrate freezes notary's assets following fraud and …
Notary Pierre Falzon, 54, of Qawra stands charged with fraud and misappropriation in August 2012 and the preceding years. A number of ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»

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