malappropriationn.
/ˌmaləˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæləˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ Now rare.
The action of misappropriating something; embezzlement.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > embezzlement or misappropriation > [noun]
misnimming?c1225
embezzlement1548
malversationc1550
falsity1581
misapplication1607
interverting1614
peculate1617
peculation1658
abstracting1669
plunderage1700
interversiona1754
conveyancing1754
misappropriation1794
abstraction1823
defalcation1832
malappropriation1848
teeming and lading1859
boodlery1886
bobol1907
chop-chop1966
liberation1966
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > wrongful use > misappropriation
misnimming?c1225
misapplication1704
misappropriation1794
malappropriation1848
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold III. xi. vi. 182 A charge of mal-appropriation, whether of pay or of booty, was brought against him.
1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity IV. ix. vii. 132 The mal-appropriation of a large sum deposited in another quarter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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