Embezzlement
Embezzlement noun - The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
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Swindle and embezzlement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swindle" instead a noun "Embezzlement".
Swindle
Swindle noun - A scheme in which the victim is cheated out of his money after first gaining his trust.
Embezzlement and swindle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Embezzlement" instead a noun "Swindle".
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Related pairs
- deception and embezzlement
- deception and swindle
- hustle and embezzlement
- hustle and swindle
- cheating and embezzlement
- cheating and swindle
- racket and embezzlement
- racket and swindle
- steal and embezzlement
- steal and swindle
- rip-off and embezzlement
- rip-off and swindle
- plunder and embezzlement
- plunder and swindle
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