embezzlement
C1Substantiv/US /ɛmbˈɛzəlmənt/ ĕmb-ĔZ-əlm-ənt; UK /ɛmbˈɛzəlmənt/ ĕmb-ĔZ-əlm-ənt/
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.
