embezzlement
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əl verb (used with object), em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling.
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em- em-1 + beseiller, Old French beseiller to destroy < ?
1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em- em-1 + beseiller, Old French beseiller to destroy < ?
Related forms
em·bez·zle·ment, noun
em·bez·zler, noun
non·em·bez·zle·ment, noun
un·em·bez·zled, adjective
Synonyms
misappropriate.
misappropriate.
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embezzle (ɪmˈbɛzəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use | |
| [C15: from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin] | |
| em'bezzlement | |
| —n | |
| em'bezzler | |
| —n | |
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| embezzle (ɪmˈbɛzəl) | |
| —vb | |
| to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use | |
| [C15: from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin] | |
| em'bezzlement | |
| —n | |
| em'bezzler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
embezzle
mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. embesiler "to steal, cause to disappear" (c.1300), from O.Fr. besillier "torment, destroy, gouge," of unknown origin. Sense of "to dispose of fraudulently" is first recorded 1580s.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
embezzlement definition
The stealing of money entrusted to one's care: “The treasurer of the company embezzled a million dollars.”
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Example sentences
Among the alleged or admitted crimes: stealing federal funds, helping drug dealers and embezzlement.
Using an elaborate method to conceal her embezzlement from her employer, she was able to avoid audit detections of the company.
Embezzlement is stealing and stealing is a crime, specifically, a form of larceny.
He pleaded not guilty in his second trial on charges of embezzlement.
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