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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnterschlagung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oon-ter-shlah-goong
"Er wurde wegen Unterschlagung verhaftet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of wrongfully taking or misappropriating funds or property entrusted to one's care.
"The accountant was charged with embezzlement after it was discovered he had siphoned off company funds for personal use." - 2
A legal term referring to the crime of stealing money or property that one has been entrusted to manage.
"Embezzlement is a serious offense that can lead to significant prison time and restitution."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'embezzlement' originates from the Middle French 'embesiller', meaning to 'steal or misappropriate'. It evolved in the late 19th century as legal terminology to describe the act of wrongfully taking or misusing funds entrusted to one's care.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Embezzlement" is said worldwide
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détournement
Transliteration: deh-toor-nuh-mahn
"Il a été accusé de détournement de fonds."
Unterschlagung
Transliteration: oon-ter-shlah-goong
"Er wurde wegen Unterschlagung verhaftet."
appropriazione indebita
Transliteration: ap-pro-pri-a-zio-ne in-de-bi-ta
"È stato accusato di appropriazione indebita."
malversación
Transliteration: mal-ver-sa-ción
"Fue condenado por malversación de fondos."
apropriação indébita
Transliteration: a-pro-pri-a-ção in-dé-bi-ta
"Ele foi preso por apropriação indébita."
धन की हेराफेरी
Transliteration: dhan ki heraferi
"उसे धन की हेराफेरी के लिए गिरफ्तार किया गया।"
挪用公款
Transliteration: nuóyòng gōngkuǎn
"他因挪用公款而被捕。"
횡령
Transliteration: hoengnyeong
"그는 횡령으로 기소되었다."
横領
Transliteration: おうりょう
"彼は横領で起訴された。"
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