0 the act of stealing something that you have been trusted to take care of and using it for yourself: --
These agreements may be ineffective in preventing misappropriation of technology.
He was charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of union funds.
1 the act of stealing something that you have been asked to take care of, and using it for yourself: --
I must nevertheless emphasise that no instances of fraud or misappropriation have been detected.
Unfortunately, it is calculated to give the impression that neglect of duty or misappropriation of clients' monies is quite a common event.
Once we accept that interpretation is a form of appropriation it becomes harder (though not impossible) to distinguish between the appropriation and misappropriation of a previous writer's ideas.
At none of the five sites were there less than several accusations of misappropriation circulating in relation to funds being held by this or that group or organisation.
Things progressed normally for a time, but it soon became apparent that the misappropriation scandals of the past were having a negative impact on the amount of subscriptions being raised.
It is far from certain that just because they complain about misappropriation, governmental lethargy or arrogance, their basic values will sustain an honest, efficient and responsive regime.
Theoretical analyses of the macroeconomic2 effects of intellectual misappropriation is still lacking despite the obvious fact that immaterial assets are of increasing importance in contemporary economies.
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