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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAdditionally, Seneca was again faced with embezzlement charges. Source: Internet
Another former president committed suicide last year to avoid arrest and yet another is imprisoned after multiple convictions for human rights violations, embezzlement and abuses of power. Source: Internet
A federal indictment followed and he was arrested on charges of embezzlement. Source: Internet
Examples of white-collar crimes include share fraud (insider trading), embezzlement of company funds, corporate fraud (malfeasance with loans from Banks), money laundering (sending funds abroad) along with tax evasion. Source: Internet
Chekhov witnessed much on Sakhalin that shocked and angered him, including floggings, embezzlement of supplies, and forced prostitution of women. Source: Internet
Former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda lost his final appeal and the Supreme Court sent him to prison for eight years on Tuesday, concluding the drawn-out MCOT advertising revenue embezzlement case. Source: Internet