embezzlement
UK/im'bezlmәnt/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The crime of fraudulently taking money or property that one has been entrusted to manage.
挪用公款，贪污；盗用（财物）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedemto put into, to cause
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bezzroot
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leconnector
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mentaction, result, state
=embezzlement
Example Sentences
- 1.
The accountant was convicted of embezzlement after stealing company funds over five years.
- 2.
A government investigation uncovered massive embezzlement in the pension fund.