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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
misappropriate .
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Examples
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"misappropriates" their content for its news page!
Journerdism | Will Sullivan's Stompin' ground for journalists and nerds. 2008
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Oracle is now suing Rimini Street, saying it misappropriates its software in order to support customers.
Is Maintenance a Software Target at Oracle? Rolfe Winkler 2011
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Daniel M. Hawke, chief of the SEC's market-abuse unit, organized within the agency's Division of Enforcement earlier this year, said in a statement: "When a corporate insider misappropriates confidential acquisition information to benefit his hedge-fund manager friend, it violates all notions of fair play and risks undermining investor confidence in the integrity of the markets."
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"Our application makes the case that the Seneca Nation has suffered immensely from the operation of the Kinzua Dam and that the continued operation of the Seneca Pump Storage facility misappropriates Seneca Nation lands and waters in violation of federal law," Porter said.
Seneca Indian Nation Seeks Control Of Hydropower Dam To Correct 'Historic Injustice' AP 2010
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The actress claims the ad is clearly referring to her and therefore misappropriates her name and likeness.
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When a Councilmember misappropriates funds, that's community redevelopment.
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When a Neighborhood Council president misappropriates funds, that's called a felony.
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It seems to me section 2 is the only realistic potential fraud offence here; while section 4 seems at first blush apt to cover an MP acting fraudulently against the taxpayer's financial interest, I think it's intended to cover the kind of situation where a trustee, say, misappropriates money, without necessarily saying anything false.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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What a better example of a strong woman leader but one who rides on her husband's coat tails, misappropriates his success as her own, but quickly discounts any response to his attacks by blurting out "I never said that".
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Hillary On The Debate: Obama Is "Very Frustrated" 2009
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What a better example of a strong woman leader but one who rides on her husband's coat tails, misappropriates his success as her own, but quickly discounts any response to his attacks by blurting out "I never said that".
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