English noun: embezzlement | |||
1. | embezzlement (act) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||
Synonyms | defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plunderage, raid | ||