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embezzlement

noun

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Recent Examples of embezzlement Months later, Pietras was arrested by the Coventry Police Department and charged with 22 counts of selling a funeral service contract with intent to defraud, 11 counts of second-degree larceny by embezzlement and one count of second-degree forgery. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 At the time, the company was in financial distress due to embezzlement, debt and the economic downturn in agriculture. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 His appointment came after a federal grand jury in Chicago indicted former superintendent Devon Horton on more than a dozen charges, including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Instead, they were typically accused of economic offenses such as embezzlement and fraud. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 That action also could affect the sentencing dates for several other former union employees who have pleaded guilty in the federal corruption and embezzlement case. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 Darryl McCauley was sentenced to six years in prison on charges including larceny, forgery, and embezzlement; Erika McCauley was sentenced to two to three years in prison on charges including two counts of larceny. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Maria Rodriguez and Miguel Perez were arrested this week after a 15-month investigation into fraud and embezzlement at a Medley waste equipment manufacturer, Iron Container, police said in a Wednesday statement. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Darryl McCauley served as Cook’s business manager for over a decade until he was charged with embezzlement in 2008. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzlement
  1. robbery
  2. misappropriation
  3. larceny
  4. graft
  5. stealing
  6. misapplication
  7. thievery
  8. theft
Noun
  • Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died from injuries suffered in an altercation that was initially reported as a possible strong-arm robbery, a police spokesman said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • An Australian business executive who headed the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been released from jail after being detained for more than 100 days over financial misappropriation allegations, a legal official said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Eckhart — who also appeared on Fox News and Fox Nation during her career — was fired from Fox in June 2020, in what the network said was due to tardiness, disclosure of a proprietary graphics package and misappropriation of company resources.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of misappropriation
Noun
  • On Tuesday, Perez was arrested on an active warrant and charged with first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, second-degree assault with a firearm and second-degree larceny.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Prince Kaka of High Point, was arrested him and charged him with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, and resisting arrest, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of larceny
Noun
  • McArthur had his elbow scoped and cleaned before doctors performed a bone synthetic graft to seal up the area.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Most commonly, that means there’s low graft survival—that happens when there are fewer successful follicles than expected, resulting in inadequate density or coverage.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of graft
Noun
  • Blatant, in-your-face lying, cheating and stealing is the norm.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The stealing of Native Americans and their homelands is not just a side story in the grand drama of American history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • The Fifth Down Game There was a time when Missouri and Colorado were Big Eight foes, and the fifth down in 1990 remains the most infamous misapplication of justice in the history of college football.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Leedberg-Snow pleaded guilty to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering, per the attorney general’s office.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of misapplication
Noun
  • This is not the Biles-Owens household's first run-in with thievery.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While Sal tempts Sessa’s Bourdain with drugs, thievery and more bad behavior.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of thievery
Noun
  • Directed by Li Taige, the film stars Yu Qian as a retiring veteran police officer who discovers suspicious anomalies during an apparently routine theft investigation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Many bees are used at avocado farms in Queensland to pollinate the crops, so the thefts could have a knock-on effect on other food production.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of theft

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“Embezzlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzlement. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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