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61Seminole Nation v. United States — Argued: April 1, 2, 1942.Decided: May 11, 1942.Citations: 316 U.S. 286, 62 S. Ct. 1049Deciding Justices: Justice Murphy wrote for the majority.Chief Justice Jackson dissented.Justice Reed took no part in the decision.Case History: The original… …
62misappropriation — See misappropriate. * * * …
63embezzle — embezzlement, n. embezzler, n. /em bez euhl/, v.t., embezzled, embezzling. to appropriate fraudulently to one s own use, as money or property entrusted to one s care. [1375 1425; late ME embesilen < AF embeseiller to destroy, make away with,… …
64Anatolian religion — Introduction beliefs and practices of the ancient peoples and civilizations of Turkey and Armenia, including the Hittites, Hattians, Luwians, Hurrians, Assyrian colonists, Urartians, and Phrygians. For historical background, see Anatolia.… …
65abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
66defalcation — de·fal·ca·tion /ˌdē ˌfal kā shən, ˌfȯl , di ; ˌde fəl kā shən/ n [earlier, deduction, lessening, shortcoming, from Medieval Latin defalcatio discounting of debt, from defalcare to cut down, deduct, from Latin de away from + falc , falx sickle] 1 …
67He Qinglian — b. 1956, Hunan Economist/journalist He Qinglian is one of the most celebrated critics of China’s economic and political system, arguing that reforms have been hijacked by officials and well connected elites. He’s sense of social justice was… …
68embezzle — verb /əmˈbɛzəl/ To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from ones employer. You waste your education in burglary. You should do one of two things. Either you should forge or you should embezzle.… …
69defalcate — verb To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. See Also: falcate …
70List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …
