Misappropriated

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  • adjective. taken for one's own use in violation of a trust.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of misappropriate.
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  • adjective. taken for your own use in violation of a trust
  • Word Usage
    "The U.S. says from his new home in Nigeria, Taylor is trying to use what it calls misappropriated funds to interfere with the restoration of peace in the sub-region."
    Equivalent
    illegal  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    embezzled  
    verb-stem