1. Noun
The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his employer's; embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having them in charge.
2. Noun
The theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust.
3. Noun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
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