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Vinony

embezzlement

noun

  1. theft of assets entrusted to another person by the person that the assets were entrusted to
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ / /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English embezzle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embezzlement From embezzle + -ment.

  1. The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

    “He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.”

    “The case involved large-scale embezzlement.”

  2. The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.