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embezzle::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defalcate, malversate, misappropriate, peculate |
| Type of | rip, rip off, steal |
| Has types | fiddle |
| Derivation | embezzlement, embezzler |
The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family.
Examples of embezzle
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If management companies can embezzle HOAs, so too can neighbor against neighbor.
From the washingtonpost.com
In 1991 he went to prison for creating false loan documents to embezzle funds.
From the sacbee.com
African leaders find it surprisingly hard to embezzle development funds.
From the economist.com
They embezzle the money, they eat the money, that is why the people are angry with them.
From the voanews.com
Federal prosecutors accuse Roberts of starting to embezzle funds in 1992.
From the stltoday.com
One declared that they were thieves whose only goal was to embezzle North Korean funds.
From the time.com
There was little money to embezzle, steal, or rob during Mao era.
From the forbes.com
Otherwise, he claims, unworthy officials would embezzle the money.
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Several dozen people have been accused of helping Moore embezzle the money, and many have pleaded guilty.
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- Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
- (embezzled) taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
- (embezzlement) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
- Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted.
- To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
- (Embezzlement) The unlawful misappropriation or misapplication by an offender to his/her own use or purpose of money, property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care, custody, or control.
- (embezzlement) n. the crime of stealing the funds or property of an employer, company or government or misappropriating money or assets held in trust.
- (Embezzlement) The fraudulent taking of personal property with which on has been entrusted, most often involving a fiduciary. The necessary criminal intent is present after taking possession of the property.
- (Embezzlement) In most States, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings.
