peculate 1

verbdomain: v possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Examples

1.The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family

Derivationally related form

noun

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

noun

someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use

Hyponym

verb

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

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