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Embezzlement

/ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/

The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

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📖 Definitions of "Embezzlement"

noun

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The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

🔄 Synonyms of "Embezzlement"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
misappropriationnoun	The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
defalcationnoun	Embezzlement.
peculationnoun	(law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
misapplicationnoun	The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Embezzlement"

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Word	Definition
peculationnoun	(law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
misappropriationnoun	The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
defalcationnoun	Embezzlement.
misapplicationnoun	The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
fraudnoun	(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
appropriationnoun	An act or instance of appropriating.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
pilferagenoun	The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
abductionnoun	Leading away; a carrying away.
theftnoun	The act of stealing property.
diversionnoun	A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
swindlingnoun	The act by which somebody is swindled.
swindlenoun	An instance of swindling.
briberynoun	The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
scamnoun	A fraudulent deal.
hijacknoun	An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
hijackingnoun	The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
plundernoun	An instance of plundering.
misdirectionnoun	An act of misleading, of convincing someone to concentrate in an incorrect direction.
evasionnoun	The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.