[
US
/ɪmˈbɛzəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɛmbˈɛzəl/ ]
[ UK /ɛmbˈɛzəl/ ]
VERB
-
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
How To Use embezzle In A Sentence
- The defendant was charged with the crime of embezzlement. Christianity Today
- For the crime of embezzlement of public funds, he and his wife were sentenced to 35 years in jail. Times, Sunday Times
- Wu continues to plead not guilty to other charges of embezzlement and bribery.
- Self-confessed shoplifter, embezzler and small-town deceiver. MUSIC FOR BOYS
- This problem appears to demonstrate intent to manipulate elections, and was installed in the program under the watch of a programmer who is a convicted embezzler.
- The LA Times is reporting that former Fry's executive and accused embezzler, Omar Siddiqui, once gambled away $8 million in a single day. The Consumerist: February 2009 Archives
- Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect.
- There is white-collar crime including embezzlement, tax evasion, and bribes to officials.
- The clerk embezzled a thousand pounds from the bank where he worked.
- Huffily, I said, `I did not embezzle and I am not on the run from the police. SOMEBODY