Embezzlement and Swindle

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".

Nearby Words: swindler, swindling, swindled
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