misappropriation

Plural: misappropriations

Noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
• wrongful borrowing
  • "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"
• The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
• The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.

Synonyms

defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, peculation