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  • Misappropriation

    Any conversion of property .

  • Theft

    Simple larceny unaccompanied with any other atrocious circumstances. The unlawful taking of or exercising unlawful control over movable property of another with intent to deprive him thereof. See Stealing.

  • Appropriation

    Appropriation

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  • Appropriation

    Appropriation

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  • Defalcation

    The act of a defaulter. Embezzlement or misappropriation of public, or trust funds. The reduction of the claim of one of the contracting parties against the other, by deducting from it a smaller claim due from the former to the latter. See 1 Eawle (Pa.) 291; 3 Bin. (Pa.) 135. …

  • Fund

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fund Meaning of Fund A sum of money set apart for a specific purpose. The term can be used with various shades of meaning. It can be used to denote capital assets , liquid assets , money in hand, notes, […]

  • Plagiarism

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Plagiarism Meaning of Plagiarism The act of publishing the writings of another as one’s own. Plagiarism Alternative Definition The act of […]

  • Conversion

    A wrongful interference with goods , as by taking, using or destroying them, inconsistent with the owner ‘s right of possession . Catania v garage De. Le. Paix Inc., (Tex. Civ.App.) 542 S. W.2d 239. The Repudiation by the defendant of the owner’s right, or some exercise […]

  • Larceny

    At common law , the offense consisted in the taking and carrying away of another’s personal property without his consent and with the intent of depriving the owner of his property and of converting same to a use other than that of the owner. See Berman v International […]

  • Embezzlement

    The fraudulent appropriation to one’s own use or benefit of property or money entrusted by another. Although it is one form of larceny , the crime of embezzlement as such is unknown to common law but is a creature of statutes. while larceny is an offense that may take […]

  • Devastavit

    Mismanagement or misappropriation of the estate of a deceased person resulting in loss to such estate. May consist in the negligent loss of the assets of an estate by the executor or administrator or in an application of assets in the executor’s hands contrary to law. A […]

  • Breach Of Trust

    (1) The willful misappropriation, by a trustee, of a thing which had been lawfully delivered to him in confidence. The distinction between larceny and a breach of trust is’ to be found chiefly in the terms or way in which the thing was taken originally into the party’s possession; […]

  • Misuse

    nounabuse degradation erroneous use ill treatment ill usage ill use improper usage improper use incorrect usage incorrect use maladministration malpractice maltreatment m…

  • Misusage

    nounabuse bad treatment corruption debasement defilement degradation desecration distortion diversion exploitation force ill treatment ill usage improper usage im…

  • Misapplication

    Conversion to one’s own use or to use of another of moneys, funds, credits, etc. by a bank officer. See Williamson v U.S., (C.A.Fla.)332 F.2d 123.