embezzled

• Qualifie de l'argent ou des biens qui ont été détournés frauduleusement par une personne à qui leur garde avait été confiée.

Describes money or property that has been fraudulently taken by someone entrusted with its care.

1. Taken fraudulentlyC1formallegal

   Money or property that has been stolen or misappropriated by a person entrusted with its care.

   détourné frauduleusement

   • The accountant was arrested for handling embezzled funds.
   • The company discovered a large sum of embezzled money in the offshore account.
   • The embezzled assets were recovered by the authorities.

   Synonymesmisappropriated

• Verbe signifiant voler ou s'approprier illégalement de l'argent ou des biens confiés à la garde de quelqu'un, en particulier dans un cadre professionnel ou officiel.

A verb meaning to steal or misappropriate money or property entrusted to one's care, especially in a professional or official capacity.

1. Steal fundsC1formallegal

   To fraudulently take money or property entrusted to one's care, typically by an employer or organization.

   détourner des fonds

   • The accountant was caught embezzling company funds.
   • He embezzled over a million dollars from the charity.
   • She was sentenced to prison for embezzling client money.

   Synonymesappropriatedefalcatefilchmisappropriatepeculatepilferpurloinsteal