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embezzlement Definition


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embezzle
verb
    embezzled, embezzling
    1. To take or use dishonestly (money or property with which one has been entrusted).
      Thesaurus: steal, appropriate, pilfer, misuse, filch, pinch, purloin.
Derivative: embezzlement
noun
    Derivative: embezzler
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from French embesiler to make away with.



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