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embezzlement

/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ noun C1
  1. The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. (countable, uncountable) · He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.· The case involved large-scale embezzlement.
  2. Such conversion from public property. (countable, uncountable)

Plural embezzlements

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