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embezzlement Synonyms

embezzlement

n.

fraud, misappropriation, defalcation, stealing; see theft.

embezzlement Law Definition

n

The illegal taking of property under one’s care, particularly property to which one has a public trust or fiduciary duty.
Embezzlement Hacker Definition

(legal term)

The fraudulent taking of another person’s property with which one has been entrusted. As a case in point, if the owner of a car loaned it to a friend, and the friend took off with the car, the friend has embezzled the car.

See Also: Fraud.

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