embezzlement

em·bez·zle  (m-bzl)

tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles

To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.

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[Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman enbesiler : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + Old French besillier, to ravage.]

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em·bezzle·ment n.

em·bezzler n.

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embezzlement

the misappropriation of funds that have been entrusted to one for care or management. Also called peculation. — embezzler, n.

See also: Theft

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

embezzlement - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else misappropriation, peculation, defalcation, misapplication raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors plunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

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embezzlement

noun misappropriation, stealing, robbing, fraud, pocketing, theft, robbery, nicking (slang, chiefly Brit.), pinching (informal), appropriation, siphoning off, thieving, pilfering, larceny, purloining, filching, pilferage, peculation, defalcation (Law) He was gaoled for six years for embezzlement of government funds.

Translations

embezzlement [ɪmˈbezlmənt] N → malversación f (de fondos), desfalco m

embezzlement [ɪmˈbɛz^əlmənt] n [money] → détournement m de fonds

embezzlement

n → Unterschlagung f

embezzlement [ɪmˈbɛzlmənt] n → appropriazione f indebita, malversazione f

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embezzlement [ɪmˈbɛzlmənt] n → appropriazione f indebita, malversazione f