embezzlement

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/, /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/

Noun

embezzlement (plural embezzlements)

1. (legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

Synonyms

• misappropriation

Related terms

• embezzle

Translations

• French: détournement
• German: Unterschlagung
• Italian: appropriazione indebita, peculato
• Portuguese: peculato
• Russian: хище́ние
• Spanish: apropiación indebida, peculado, desfalco

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