as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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The restaurant opening comes amid an ongoing lawsuit between Maple Hospitality Group, now the parent company of the brand, with Maple & Ash investors, who say the company misappropriated funds, including federal pandemic relief funds.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
James earned a law degree at Northeastern University but was temporarily suspended in 2008 from practicing law after she was accused of misappropriating client funds, according to a letter on file with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Weinstein is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and the funds allegedly misappropriated by Bob Weinstein and Glasser.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
That process provided a venue for creditors to seek clawback of funds that were allegedly misappropriated.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
James earned a law degree at Northeastern University but was temporarily suspended in 2008 from practicing law after she was accused of misappropriating client funds, according to a letter on file with the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Weinstein is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and the funds allegedly misappropriated by Bob Weinstein and Glasser.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
That process provided a venue for creditors to seek clawback of funds that were allegedly misappropriated.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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