"embezzlement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ [US], /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/ [US] Audio: en-US embezzlement.ogg [General-American], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-embezzlement.wav [US] Forms: embezzlements [plural]
Etymology: embezzle + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|embezzle|ment}} embezzle + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} embezzlement (plural embezzlements)
  1. (law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. Wikipedia link: embezzlement Categories (topical): Business, Corruption, Crime, Law Synonyms: misappropriation Related terms: embezzle, forgery, fraud, larceny, quackery, usury Translations (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner): اِخْتِلَاس (iḵtilās) [masculine] (Arabic), злоупотреба (zloupotreba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), malversació [feminine] (Catalan), 盜用 (Chinese Mandarin), 盗用 (dàoyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 侵吞 (qīntūn) (Chinese Mandarin), 侵佔 (Chinese Mandarin), 侵占 (qīnzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), zpronevěra [feminine] (Czech), defraudace [feminine] (Czech), underslæb [neuter] (Danish), verduistering [feminine] (Dutch), zwendel (Dutch), malversacio (Esperanto), kavallus (Finnish), détournement [masculine] (French), მიტაცება (miṭaceba) (Georgian), გაფლანგვა (gaplangva) (Georgian), Unterschlagung [feminine] (German), υπεξαίρεση (ypexaíresi) [feminine] (Greek), ग़बन (ġaban) [masculine] (Hindi), sikkasztás (Hungarian), hűtlen kezelés (Hungarian), fjárdráttur [masculine] (Icelandic), penggelapan (Indonesian), cúigleáil [feminine] (Irish), appropriazione indebita [feminine] (Italian), peculato [masculine] (Italian), 横領 (ōryō) (alt: おうりょう) (Japanese), 猫糞 (nekobaba) (alt: ねこばば) (Japanese), 횡령 (hoengnyeong) (alt: 橫領) (Korean), pecūlātus (Latin), grobstymas [masculine] (Lithuanian), проневера (pronevera) [feminine] (Macedonian), underslag [neuter] (Norwegian), اختلاس (extelâs) (Persian), sprzeniewierzenie [neuter] (Polish), malwersacja [feminine] (Polish), defraudacja [feminine] (Polish), peculato [masculine] (Portuguese), desfalque [masculine] (Portuguese), estelionato [masculine] (Portuguese), fraude [feminine] (Portuguese), хище́ние (xiščénije) [neuter] (Russian), растра́та (rastráta) (Russian), присвое́ние (prisvojénije) [neuter] (Russian), про̏невера [Cyrillic, Ekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), про̏невјера [Cyrillic, Ijekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prȍnevera [Ekavian, Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prȍnevjera [Ijekavian, Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), apropiación indebida [feminine] (Spanish), peculado [masculine] (Spanish), desfalco [masculine] (Spanish), malversación [feminine] (Spanish), förskingring [common-gender] (Swedish), panlulustay (Tagalog), paglustay (Tagalog), aşırtı (Turkish), ihtilas (Turkish), hortumculuk [colloquial] (Turkish), yolsuzluk (Turkish)

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          "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
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          "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
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          "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
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          "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
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        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Serbo-Croatian terms with redundant script codes",
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        "law"
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        "US"
      ]
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      "word": "misappropriation"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḵtilās",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "اِخْتِلَاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zloupotreba",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "злоупотреба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malversació"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "盜用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàoyòng",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "盗用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīntūn",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "侵吞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "侵佔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīnzhàn",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "侵占"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zpronevěra"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defraudace"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "underslæb"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verduistering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "zwendel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "malversacio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "kavallus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "détournement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "miṭaceba",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "მიტაცება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaplangva",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "გაფლანგვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unterschlagung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypexaíresi",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπεξαίρεση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ġaban",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ग़बन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "sikkasztás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "hűtlen kezelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fjárdráttur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "penggelapan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cúigleáil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "appropriazione indebita"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peculato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おうりょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōryō",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "横領"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ねこばば",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nekobaba",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "猫糞"
    },
    {
      "alt": "橫領",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoengnyeong",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "횡령"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "pecūlātus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "grobstymas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pronevera",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "проневера"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "underslag"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "extelâs",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "اختلاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sprzeniewierzenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malwersacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defraudacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peculato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desfalque"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estelionato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraude"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xiščénije",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хище́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rastráta",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "растра́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisvojénije",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "присвое́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Ekavian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про̏невера"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "Ijekavian",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про̏невјера"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "Ekavian",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prȍnevera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "Ijekavian",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prȍnevjera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apropiación indebida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peculado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desfalco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malversación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förskingring"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "panlulustay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "paglustay"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "aşırtı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "ihtilas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "hortumculuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner",
      "word": "yolsuzluk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "embezzlement"
}

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