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embezzlement

/ɪmˈbez.əl.mənt/

/ɪmˈbɛz.əl.mənt/

Translations

embezzlementnoun

embezzlements

The accountant was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.

Бухгалтер был арестован за растрату средств компании.

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embezzlementadjective

/ɪmˈbez.əl.mənt/

/ɪmˈbɛz.əl.mənt/

Used attributively before a noun to describe something connected with, involving, or resulting from embezzlement.

embezzlementnoun

The act of wrongfully taking or misappropriating funds or property entrusted to one's care, typically in a position of employment or trust.

The accountant was arrested for embezzlement after it was discovered he had been siphoning money from the company accounts for years.

An individual instance or occurrence of the wrongful taking of funds or property entrusted to one’s care.

The company's first embezzlement was uncovered during an internal audit.

embezzlementadjective

Relating to or involving embezzlement.

The bank launched an embezzlement investigation after noticing irregularities.