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misappropriate

verb as in use wrongly; steal

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Dream Exchange has previously denied that it misappropriated investor funds.

As much as $100 million was misappropriated in the scheme, according to NABU, which made its investigation public earlier this week.

Alarm bells should be ringing: The office is once again being misappropriated to bless extralegal conduct, not to block it.

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Department of Justice on Thursday charged two real estate executives with defrauding California’s Homekey program, allegedly misappropriating millions meant for homeless housing.

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"He took up arms against the United States, misappropriated funds, and was ultimately captured and imprisoned by his own troops."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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