This is not a technical term of law, hut it is sometimes applied to the misdemeanor which is committed by a banker, factor, agent, trustee, etc, who fraudulently deals with money, goods, securities, etc., Intrusted to him, or hy a director or public officer of a corpora-tion or company who fraudulently misapplies any of its property. Steph. Crim. Dig. 257, et seq.; Sweet. And see winchester v. Howard, 136 Cal. 432, 64 Pac. 692, 89 Am. SL Rep. 153; Frey v. Torrey, 70 App, Div. 166> 75 N. ¥. Supp. 40
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
