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31convert — 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… …
32defile — de·file /di fīl/ vt de·filed, de·fil·ing: to dishonor by physical acts (as trampling, dirtying, or mutilating) defiling the flag de·file·ment n de·fil·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
33dissipate — dis·si·pate / di sə ˌpāt/ vt pat·ed, pat·ing: to use (marital assets) for one s own benefit and to the exclusion of one s spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown… …
34distort — I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a… …
35divert — 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 …
36employ improperly — index misemploy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37exploit — I (make use of) verb apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation …
38ill treat — index misemploy, mishandle (maltreat), mistreat, persecute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
39ill use — index abuse (corrupt practice), abuse (physical misuse), misemploy, mishandle (maltreat), mistreat, misuse, persecute …
40maltreat — I verb abuse, assail, ill treat, ill use, mishandle, mistreat, oppress, persecute II index abuse (misuse), abuse (victimize), bait (harass) …
