EMBEZZLEMENT
\ɛmbˈɛzə͡lmənt], \ɛmbˈɛzəlmənt], \ɛ_m_b_ˈɛ_z_əl_m_ə_n_t]\
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The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his employer's; embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having them in charge.
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The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his employer's; embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having them in charge.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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