Disappropriation vs. Misappropriation

Disappropriationnoun

The act of disappropriating; of taking something away from someone.

Disappropriationnoun

The act of disappropriating.

Misappropriationnoun

The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.

Misappropriationnoun

Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

Misappropriationnoun

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Misappropriationnoun

wrongful borrowing;

Misappropriationnoun

the action of misappropriating something; embezzlement

Misappropriation

In law, misappropriation is the unauthorized use of another's name, likeness, identity, property, discoveries, inventions, etc without that person's permission, resulting in harm to that person. Another use of the word refers to intentional and illegal use of property or funds; it can particularly refer to when done by a public official.