misappropriations
Illicit fund diversions
Misappropriations are instances of taking something—usually money or resources—for improper use, especially when entrusted to one's care.
The word typically appears in legal or financial contexts: The audit revealed misappropriations totaling several million dollars.
Unlike outright theft, misappropriation often involves funds one had legitimate access to but used wrongly.
Misappropriation of entrusted funds
- peculationTheft of entrusted assets
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- diversionRedirection of attention
misapplication · pilferage · embezzler · white-collar · funds · accounting · audit · falsification
Intentional misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
deceit · malpractice · misrepresentation · scheme · Ponzi
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
malfeasance · payola · profiteering · collusion · patronage · backdoor · sleaze · self-dealing
Theft during disorder
- plunderingForcible taking of goods
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
heritage · colonial · museum · provenance · pillage · spoliation
defalcation
Misappropriation of entrusted funds
- peculationTheft of entrusted assets
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
- skimmingPassing lightly over
diversion · misapplication · pilferage · embezzler · white-collar · funds · accounting · audit · falsification · misuse
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
falsification · deceit · malpractice · misrepresentation · scheme · Ponzi
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
nepotism · malfeasance · payola · profiteering · collusion · patronage · backdoor · sleaze · self-dealing · quid-pro-quo
looting
Theft during disorder
- plunderingForcible taking of goods
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
antiquities · heritage · colonial · museum · provenance · pillage · spoliation
misappropriationsfiduciary responsibility
Duty to act loyally
financial integrity · donations · contributions · restitutions