misappropriating in English

verb
1
(of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
department officials had misappropriated funds
synonyms:embezzleexpropriatestealthievepilferpockethelp oneself tomake off withswipefilchrip offsnitchpinch
verb

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1. Kadyrov himself has been accused of misappropriating funds from the republic's budget.

2. 27 He is accused of misappropriating $30 000 to pay off gambling debts.

3. He is accused of misappropriating $30 000 to pay off gambling debts.

4. The lawyer was sent to prison for misappropriating money placed in his care.

5. As the UN and World Bank have emphasised, those exercising political power are misappropriating international aid, the country’s resources, leaving the Cambodian people in a state of abject poverty.