embezzle
verb (used with object)
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
had embezzled
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past perfectof embezzle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Murrell, the former chief executive of the SNP, admitted on Monday that he had embezzled more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year-period.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Last November, Tom was sued by a class-action law firm on behalf of Lion Air Flight 610 victims who alleged he and Jayne had embezzled money through their "sham" divorce.
From Fox News ● Sep. 18, 2021
The previous spring, prosecutors had accused Serebrennikov of fraud, alleging he had embezzled 68m rubles, almost £850,000, in state money during the production of theatrical festivals and performances over several years.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2020
The scandal surrounding Mr. Fillon escalated when French prosecutors said they had opened a full-scale investigation into whether he had embezzled public funds, making his candidacy increasingly untenable.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
Cases of this kind more frequently came before me when I was President, but they also came before me when I was Governor, chiefly in the cases of county treasurers who had embezzled funds.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt
