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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMalversación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Malversación
"La malversación de recursos públicos es un delito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of taking something for one's own use, typically in violation of a trust or duty.
"The accountant was charged with misappropriation of funds after diverting company money to personal accounts." - 2
A wrongful or illegal use of funds or property that belongs to another.
"The misappropriation of charitable donations led to a scandal that affected the organization's reputation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misappropriation' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly', and 'appropriation', which comes from the Latin 'appropriare', meaning 'to make one's own'. The term evolved in English during the late 19th century to denote the wrongful taking of something for one's own use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misappropriation" is said worldwide
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Mésappropriation
Transliteration: Mezappropriation
"La mésappropriation des fonds a conduit à des poursuites judiciaires."
Unterschlagung
Transliteration: Unterschlagung
"Die Unterschlagung von Geldern wurde strafrechtlich verfolgt."
Misappropriazione
Transliteration: Misappropriazione
"La misappropriazione di fondi è un reato grave."
Malversación
Transliteration: Malversación
"La malversación de recursos públicos es un delito."
Apropriação indevida
Transliteration: Apropriação indevida
"A apropriação indevida de fundos foi investigada pela polícia."
गलत तरीके से उपयोग
Transliteration: Galat tareeke se upyog
"गलत तरीके से उपयोग के मामले में कानूनी कार्रवाई की गई।"
挪用
Transliteration: Nuóyòng
"挪用公款的行为是违法的。"
횡령
Transliteration: Hoengnyeong
"횡령 사건이 발생하여 조사가 진행 중이다."
不正流用
Transliteration: Fuseiryūyō
"不正流用の疑いで捜査が行われている。"
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