2
fraud(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, stealing)
2
misconduct(noun, abuse)
2
mismanagement(abuse, waste, misuse, misapplication, misrule)
2
profanation(waste, misapplication)
2
stealing(noun, touch, misuse, assumption, seizure)
2
theft(noun, fraud, misuse)
1
abuse of office(expression, idiom)
1
befoulment
1
borrowing
1
cheating(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, stealing)
1
conversion
1
corrupt administration
1
crime(noun, abuse)
1
defilement
1
fault(noun, abuse)
1
fouling
1
harm(noun, waste, misapplication)
1
injustice(noun, abuse)
1
maladministration
1
malfeasance
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