MISAPPROPRIATION Synonyms: 37 Similar Words

misappropriation

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Recent Examples of misappropriation To fund a baseball stadium with taxpayer dollars would be a gross misappropriation of taxpayer dollars that could be used to fix our congested roadways. — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 The pair have been charged with misappropriation, embezzlement and 40 counts of commercial bribery. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Cecchi Gori filed a criminal complaint in Rome against Rusic for misappropriation, but the court acquitted her in 2014, citing both the protection afforded to spouses under Italian law and the expiration of the time limit for bringing the case. — Mattia Ferraresi, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 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

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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

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Earlier this month, Horton pleaded guilty to wire fraud, embezzlement, and tax charges stemming from his time at District 65.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
In 2025, for example, a Georgia court dismissed a defamation lawsuit against OpenAI after its ChatGPT tool falsely accused Mark Walters, a radio host, of embezzlement.

— Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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According to court records, Lozada was charged by New Britain police at the time with larceny and firearm charges.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 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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Many women are therefore better served by medical treatment, and those who are suitable for surgery should get a careful assessment of donor stability before anyone discusses graft numbers.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
In graft versus host disease, donated stem cells recognize a recipient’s body as foreign and begin to attack their healthy tissues.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of graft

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