misappropriation

/mɪsʌproʊpriˈeɪʃʌn/

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Noun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Noun
wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

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