Embezzlement
Embezzlement noun - The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
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Synonyms for Embezzlement
Shell game and embezzlement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell game" instead a noun "Embezzlement".
Shell game
Shell game noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.
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Synonyms for Shell game
Embezzlement and shell game are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Embezzlement" instead a noun phrase "Shell game".
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Related pairs
- deception and embezzlement
- deception and shell game
- hustle and embezzlement
- hustle and shell game
- cheating and embezzlement
- cheating and shell game
- racket and embezzlement
- racket and shell game
- swindle and embezzlement
- swindle and shell game
- double-dealing and embezzlement
- double-dealing and shell game
- rip-off and embezzlement
- rip-off and shell game
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Shell game and Embezzlement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/embezzlement/shell_game
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