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Categories: United States bankruptcy law, Property crimes, Embezzlement, Commercial crimes, Legal terms

embezzlement peculation defalcation misapplication misappropriation

The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else WordNet 3.0

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The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Embezzlement is a term commonly used for a type of financial crime, usually involving theft of money from a business or employer. Wikipedia

In financial and legal usage, defalcation may involve misappropriation of funds by a person trusted with their charge; also, the act of misappropriation, or an instance thereof. Wikipedia

Theft of assets entrusted to another person by the person that the assets were entrusted to Wikidata

Misappropriation of funds by an entrusted person Wikidata

The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. OmegaWiki

The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant. Wiktionary

Act of cancelling part of a claim. Wiktionary (translation)

The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. Wiktionary

The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care. Wiktionary

The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property. Wiktionary

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misappropriation of public funds