misapplication

Other forms: misapplications

Definitions of misapplication
  1. noun
    wrong use or application
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    type of:
    application, practical application
    the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
  2. noun
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
    synonyms: defalcation, embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation
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    types:
    raid
    an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
    plunderage
    the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
    type of:
    larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving
    the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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