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abuse, corrupt use, dishonest application, dishonest use, distortion, errancy, error, extravagance, false construction, fraudulent application, idle expenditure, illegal application, improper use, impropriety, incorrect application, incorrect usage, incorrect use, irregularity, malapropism, malpractice, misappropriation, misconception, misconstruction, misemployment, misexplanation, misexplication, mishandling, misinterpretation, misjudgment, mismanagement, mistake, mistranslation, misunderstanding, misusage, misuse, misuse of funds, misuse of words, perversion, poor usage, prodigality, reckless expenditure, squandering, useless expenditure, usus perversus, waste, wasteful expenditure, wastefulness, wrong application, wrong interpretation, wrong usage, wrong use, wrongful use
associated concepts: misapplication of funds
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abuse (corrupt practice), catachresis, conversion (misappropriation), distortion, exploitation, maladministration, misappropriation, misdoing, misrepresentation, misusage, misuse, waste
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n. The illegal misuse of money or property in lawful keeping.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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misapplication — UK US /ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] FORMAL LAW ► the use of something in a way that is illegal or wrong: the misapplication of sth »the misapplication of bank funds by an employee … Financial and business terms
Misapplication — Mis*ap pli*ca tion, n. A wrong application. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misapplication — (n.) c.1600, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + APPLICATION (Cf. application) … Etymology dictionary
misapplication — [[t]mɪ̱sæplɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] misapplications N VAR: usu N of n If you talk about the misapplication of something, you mean it is used for a purpose it was not intended for. He s charged with conspiracy, misapplication of funds and other crimes.… … English dictionary
misapplication — noun The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. Tryin to open a paint can with a chisel is a misapplication of the tool … Wiktionary
misapplication — the use of a scientific name for a taxon which does not include the type within its range of variation; to apply, deliberately or otherwise, a name in a sense which is not correct under the provisions of the International Code of Zoological… … Dictionary of ichthyology
misapplication — See misapply. * * * … Universalium
misapplication — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, abuse, abuse of office, abuse of terms, apparent soundness, befoulment, casuistry, catachresis, circularity, contorting, conversion, corrupt administration, debasement, defalcation, defectiveness … Moby Thesaurus
misapplication — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Wrong, often corrupt use: abuse, misappropriation, mishandling, misuse, perversion. See TREAT WELL … English dictionary for students
misapplication — n. improper application, misuse … English contemporary dictionary
