Associations to the word «Embezzlement»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

EMBEZZLEMENT, noun. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.

Wise words

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