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embezzle <-ing> [ɪmˈbezl] VB trans

embezzle

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This led to time-wasting and obstruction and presented opportunities for embezzling ships' stores. en.wikipedia.org

A couple of days later, stories began to emerge that millions of dollars had been embezzled by government officials colluding to defraud the state. en.wikipedia.org

The chief clerk was found guilty of embezzling prison funds. en.wikipedia.org

For example, one who embezzles will be required to repay the amount improperly acquired. en.wikipedia.org

She herself claimed in applications for financial assistance that the marriage was bigamous, and that her fortune was embezzled by her brother. en.wikipedia.org

For example, if $1,000 is embezzled from a local agency that has $2,000 funds, it is easier to notice than from a national agency with $2,000,000 funds. en.wikipedia.org

The money was embezzled and still can not be accounted for. en.wikipedia.org

One other reason for his distrust of others was due to a colleague who embezzled donations from a society he founded in 1959. en.wikipedia.org

Two years later, he was convicted of embezzling government funds and sentenced to seven years in prison. en.wikipedia.org

The company assets were found to be embezzled soon afterward. en.wikipedia.org

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