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Definition of Embezzlement
1. Noun. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
Exact synonyms: Defalcation, Misapplication, Misappropriation, Peculation
Specialized synonyms: Raid, Plunderage
Generic synonyms: Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving
Derivative terms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Misappropriate, Peculate
Specialized synonyms: Raid, Plunderage
Generic synonyms: Larceny, Stealing, Theft, Thievery, Thieving
Derivative terms: Defalcate, Embezzle, Misappropriate, Peculate
Definition of Embezzlement
1. n. The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his employer's money; embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having them in charge.
Definition of Embezzlement
1. Noun. (legal business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embezzlement
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