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  • 41appropriate dishonestly — index peculate, purloin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 42appropriate illegally — index peculate, pilfer, rob Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 43appropriate wrongfully — index convert (misappropriate), peculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 44convert — con·vert /kən vərt/ vt 1 a: to change from one form or use to another b: to exchange (property) for another esp. of a different kind if property...is compulsorily or involuntarily convert ed Internal Revenue Code; esp: to exercise the right of… …

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  • 45cozen — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, cheat, deceive, defraud, delude …

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  • 46divert — di·vert /də vərt, dī / vt 1: to turn from one course or use to another funds illegally divert ed 2: to place (a defendant) under a diversion di·vert·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 47impropriate — I verb accroach, adopt, annex, apply to one s own uses, appropriate, arrogate, assume, assume ownership, avail oneself of, bear away, carry away, claim, claim unduly, confer ownership on oneself, convert, disseise, embezzle, employ, help oneself… …

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  • 48loot — vt 1: to rob esp. during or following a catastrophe (as war, riot, or natural disaster) 2: to rob esp. on a large scale and usu. by violence or corruption vi: to engage in robbing esp. after a catastrophe loot·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of …

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  • 49obtain money on false pretenses — index defraud, peculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 50obtain under false pretenses — index peculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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