Synonyms:
misappropriation
Meaning: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
Synonyms:
embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation
Meaning: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Usage examples
It was not on account of dishonesty, maladministration, misappropriation of public funds; for every dollar of the public funds had been faithfully accounted for.