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noun

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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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The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 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 Elle and her friends discover that Dean and the head of their school, Principal Anderson (Matt Oberg), are embezzling funds. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling

Noun

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

Definition of embezzlement

Verb

Paul Melanson, a POST member and chief of police in Farmington, said an epidemic years ago of thieves stealing cars and catalytic converters from suburban driveways fueled demands that police quickly embrace surveillance technology.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Your phone may also be stealing sleep The effects can follow you right into bed.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stealing

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

Verb

Three years later, in April 2018, he was accused of misappropriating over $400,000 in funds while working at the financial aid office as an undergraduate.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
In a statement, the court also said Hui also abused his position in orchestrating financial fraud and misappropriating company assets.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of misappropriating

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

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The charges represent an example of law enforcement officers allegedly misusing license plate camera readers for personal use -- a trend around the country.

— Jack Date, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
As the Eastpointe City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock cameras, officials say two police department employees were under investigation for allegedly misusing the technology.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of misusing

Noun

From bank robberies to cartel killings and even contending with the First Family’s drama in the White House, all of the cases the Hollingsworths handle are interesting.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
An allegation that Davis had a prior robbery conviction that could count as a strike was expected to be addressed at sentencing by Judge James Arguelles.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of robbery

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

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