embezzled

em·bez·zle

E0102700 (ĕm-bĕz′əl)tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles To take (money one has been entrusted with) for personal use.

[Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman enbesiler : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + Old French besillier, to ravage.]

em·bez′zle·ment n.em·bez′zler n.

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embezzled - taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"misappropriatedillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

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adj taken for your own use in violation of a trust

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