Misappropriation - Law Dictionary Search Results
misappropriate
misappropriate : to appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully (as by theft or embezzlement) mis·ap·pro·pri·a·tion [-prō-prē-ā-shən] n
Misappropriation
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misappropriated
taken for ones own use in violation of a trust
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Misappropriate
To appropriate wrongly to use for a wrong purpose
Misappropriation by Servants Act, 1836 (English)
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Expulsion
(a) being in open rebellion, (b) being guilty of forgery, perjury, of frauds and breaches of trusts of misappropriation of public money, of conspiracy to defraud, of fraudulent conversion of property, of corruption in the administration of
Stolen property
s. 410, Penal Code. Only such property possession whereof has been transferred by theft, or extortion or criminal misappropriation or other offences allied to them as mentioned in s. 410, falls within the definition of 'stolen property',
Defamation
c. 41. See LIBEL 'SLANDER. Consult Odgers on Libel and Slander. The act of a defaulter: Embezzlement or misappropriation of public or trust funds: Diminution, abatement, excision of any part of a customary allowance; a cutting off,
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
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.
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