embezzlement

• Мошенническое присвоение имущества или денег, вверенных под чью-либо опеку, обычно сотрудником или должностным лицом, для личного использования.

The fraudulent act of taking property or money entrusted to one's care, typically by an employee or official, for personal use.

uncountable

1. Theft of entrusted fundsC1formallegal

   The fraudulent taking of money or property that has been entrusted to one's care, typically by an employer or organization.

   Хищение доверенных средств

   • The accountant was convicted of embezzlement after stealing over $500,000 from the company.
   • Embezzlement is a serious white-collar crime that can result in lengthy prison sentences.
   • The charity discovered the embezzlement during a routine financial audit.

   Synonymsdefalcationmisappropriationpeculation