embezzlement
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Embezzlement of shoe laces, ID card covers, or other materials, the booklet shows, can result in immediate firing.
From Slate • Aug. 26, 2016
Embezzlement charges had been thrown out by Judge Dora L. Irizarry, who said the statute of limitations on them had passed, a decision prosecutors plan to appeal.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2015
The swindle was discovered only after agents of the Department for the Struggle Against Embezzlement of Social Property dropped in for a routine inspection.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I don’t know. Embezzlement is a serious crime. It’s complicated, and I don’t understand all the details. I’m a retired French professor, not a lawyer.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The grossest forms of dishonesty are Robbery, Theft, Burglary, Embezzlement, and Forgery.
From An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism by Stump, Joseph
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