embezzlement
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embezzlement
- /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ US
- /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/ US
noun embezzlements
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The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.
Similar: misappropriation
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Such conversion from public property.
Similar: misappropriation, peculation
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Closest in meaning: peculation, misappropriation, defalcation, misapplication, fraud, appropriation, corrupt, pilferage, abduction, theft, diversion, swindling, swindle, bribery, scam, hijack
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noun the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner
| Español | apropiación indebida, peculado, desfalco, malversación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 횡령 hoengnyeong |
| 日本語 | 横領 ōryō, 猫糞 nekobaba |
| 中文 | 盜用 /盗用 dàoyòng, 侵吞 qīntūn, 侵佔 /侵占 qīnzhàn |
| हिन्दी | ग़बन ġaban |
| Português | peculato, desfalque, estelionato, fraude |
| Français | détournement |
| Deutsch | Unterschlagung, Veruntreuung |
| Italiano | appropriazione indebita, peculato |
| Ελληνικά | υπεξαίρεση ypexaíresi |
| Русский | хище́ние xiščénije, растра́та rastráta, присвое́ние prisvojénije |
| العربية | اِخْتِلَاس iḵtilās |
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