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embezzle

verb as in steal money, often from employer

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Navalny and his brother, Oleg, were convicted in 2014 of embezzling about $500,000 from 2008 to 2012 in a case that involved their use of a subcontractor in a logistics deal to transport goods for two companies, MPK and Yves Rocher Vostok.

The district attorney’s office also recently confirmed that it’s looking into a separate claim — made last year by Barrios’ political opponent — that he embezzled money from a local Democratic club.

The district attorney’s office has confirmed that it’s looking into a separate claim — made last year by Barrios’ political opponent — that he embezzled money from a local Democratic club.

The district attorney’s Public Integrity Unit is investigating a complaint that he embezzled money out of a local Democratic club where he served as treasurer.

In fact, according to the 2011 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, women are more likely to embezzle than men.

The village is poor, but the local party secretary managed to embezzle at least $700,000-$800,000.

To appropriate another man's design was no more nor less than to embezzle his money or steal his goods.

"Embezzle for him $70,000 worth of securities," thought the examiner.

If servants get not their meat honestly and decently, they will neglect their master's business, or embezzle his goods.

When I urged reform, the officials and gentry seized the opportunity to embezzle.

I assigned him a certain operation, and, having brought it to success, he endeavoured to embezzle—did embezzle—the proceeds.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to embezzle, such as: appropriate, filch, loot, misappropriate, misuse, and pilfer.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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