Misappropriate - Law Dictionary Search Results
Embezzlement
account of his master or employer. Embezzlement differs from larceny in this, that in the former the property misappropriated is not at the time in the actual or legal possession of the owner, whilst in the latter
peculation
peculation [Late Latin peculation- peculatio, from Latin peculari to embezzle, from peculium private property, from pecu cattle] : misappropriation esp. of public funds
Broker
admitted by the Court of Aldermen and other restrictions to which they were formerly subject. As to fraudulent misappropriation by brokers, see (English) Larceny Act, 1916, especially s. 20. The term 'broker' is also applied to the
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trade secret
of intellectual property. Many states have enacted laws which create an action for damages or injunctive relief against misappropriation of trade secrets by improper means. Information contained in a patent is not protected as a trade secret.
reverse palming off
reverse palming off : the wrongful misappropriation of another's goods or services by removing the correct name or trademark and selling or offering the goods
lapping
lapping [gerund of lap to overlap] : the practice of misappropriating entrusted funds and then covering up the act by using other entrusted funds or funds subsequently received in
fund
fund : a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys' misappropriation of funds common trust fund : an in-house trust fund established by a bank trust department to pool
Wrongful gain
Therefore when a particular thing has gone into the hands of a servant he will be guilty of misappropriating the thing in all circumstances which show a malicious intent to derive the master of it, Krishna Kumar
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