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embezzling 1 of 2

noun

as in embezzlement

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embezzling

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verb

present participle of embezzle

as in stealing

to steal money that you have been trusted with He was caught embezzling money from his clients.

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Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Wilson was installed as interim mayor two years ago, after former Mayor Charles Griffin was convicted of embezzling between $10,000 and $100,000 of public funds to benefit himself and others close to him. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The former state senator was sentenced to two years for embezzling funds. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Freeman received $540,000 in consulting payments from the union group, led by her husband Tyrone Freeman, who was convicted of embezzling assets from SEIU Locals 6434 and 434-B, among other charges, in 2013. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Darryl McCauley worked as the comedian’s business manager for several years until he was charged in 2008 with embezzling at least $12 million from Cook. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 Lum is charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from the institution. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026 But in the end, he was convicted of embezzling around $12 million and executed in 2009. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling

Noun

Daniel Elie Bouaziz, who owned two galleries in Palm Beach County, had pleaded guilty to a single count of money laundering, while prosecutors agreed to drop 16 other counts related to fraud and embezzlement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, Horton pleaded guilty to wire fraud, embezzlement, and tax charges stemming from his time at District 65.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of embezzlement

Verb

With the Rays trailing 2-1 after Liam Hicks' RBI groundout in the fourth, Mesa was caught stealing third for the final out of the fifth with slugger Yandy Díaz at the plate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … DIRTY POLITICS — Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik.

— , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stealing

Noun

To fund a baseball stadium with taxpayer dollars would be a gross misappropriation of taxpayer dollars that could be used to fix our congested roadways.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The pair have been charged with misappropriation, embezzlement and 40 counts of commercial bribery.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of misappropriation

Verb

In Marshall, college football players sued TV networks for allegedly misappropriating their likenesses by showing them in game broadcasts without pay.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Some Buddhist temples in Thailand are extremely wealthy because worshippers donate large amounts as a way of making religious merit, and the country has seen cases of senior monks being accused of misappropriating temple funds.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of misappropriating

Noun

Graft count, hairline work and beard procedures A patient requesting 5,000 grafts may not need that many, and the donor area may not have enough hair available to support the procedure.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
In graft versus host disease, donated stem cells recognize a recipient’s body as foreign and begin to attack their healthy tissues.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of graft

Noun

In April 2023, Towsley received a tip from an inmate at a Florida prison that another inmate might know about Heron’s murder — Hanfield, who was sentenced to prison in 2008 for a robbery in Broward County and is serving a 25-year sentence.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Two felony robbery charges were dismissed as part of that plea.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbery

Noun

Theodore's criminal history includes arrests for larceny, obstruction of officers and trespassing, DHS said.

— Michael Sinkewicz , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
According to court records, Lozada was charged by New Britain police at the time with larceny and firearm charges.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

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