misapplication

English Thesaurus

1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else (noun.act)

hypernym	:	larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving,
definition	:	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (noun.act)

hyponym	:	raid,
definition	:	an attempt by speculators to defraud investors (noun.act)

hyponym	:	plunderage,
definition	:	the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) (noun.act)

2. wrong use or application (noun.act)

hypernym	:	application, practical application,
definition	:	the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose (noun.act)

3. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else (noun.act)

derivation	:	defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate,
definition	:	appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use (verb.possession)

4. wrong use or application (noun.act)

derivation	:	misapply, misuse,
definition	:	apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly (verb.consumption)

5. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else (noun.act)

derivation	:	defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate,
definition	:	appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use (verb.possession)

6. wrong use or application (noun.act)

derivation	:	misapply, misuse,
definition	:	apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly (verb.consumption)