Taking what belongs to someone else and using it unfairly for one's own gain; for example, attempting to pass off a novel as part of a popular series of novels written and published by someone else It is often called unfair competition
wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory
{i} act of illegally taking something for own's own use (especially of money); misapplication
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
A legal term for stealing If something is misappropriated it is taken without permission or in violation of a contract
The fraudulent transfer of assets from the firm to one or more dishonest employees The transfer is either preceded or followed by some form of concealment involving the alteration of accounts or substance