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
Thievery and embezzlement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thievery" instead a noun "Embezzlement".
Thievery
Thievery noun - The unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner.
Usage example: a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling
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Synonyms for Thievery
Embezzlement and thievery are semantically related. You can use "Embezzlement" instead a noun "Thievery".
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- appropriation and embezzlement
- appropriation and thievery
- steal and embezzlement
- steal and thievery
- misapplication and embezzlement
- misapplication and thievery
- rip-off and embezzlement
- rip-off and thievery
- fraud and embezzlement
- fraud and thievery
- theft and embezzlement
- theft and thievery
- robbery and embezzlement
- robbery and thievery
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