15
misapplication(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, fraud)
11
embezzlement(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, assumption)
10
misuse(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, fraud)
9
peculation
9
defalcation
7
abuse(noun, wrong, misuse, stealing, tyranny)
7
perversion(noun, wrong, abuse, waste, misuse)
6
misemployment(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, misapplication)
6
misusage(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, misapplication)
4
mishandling(noun, wrong, abuse, misuse, stealing)
4
diversion
3
debasement(noun, abuse)
3
desecration(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, stealing)
3
larceny(noun, fraud, misuse, theft)
3
malversation
3
pilfering(noun, touch, fraud, misuse, assumption)
3
prostitution(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, stealing)
2
appropriation(noun, fraud, misuse, assumption, seizure)
2
corruption(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, stealing)
2
exploitation(noun, abuse, waste, misuse, stealing)
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