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Embezzled meaning

simple past and past participle of embezzle

Synonyms of Embezzled

Using Embezzled

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of embezzle
  • Useful related words include: misappropriated, illegal, taken.
  • In the example corpus, embezzled often appears in combinations such as: embezzled by, embezzled money, he embezzled.

Context around Embezzled

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Embezzled

  • In this selection, "embezzled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allegedly, savings, husband, funds, money and government stand out and add context to how "embezzled" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a department embezzled funds from and and funneling embezzled government funds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "embezzled" sits close to words such as aerobics, afterparty and ahn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with embezzled

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The cybercriminals embezzled a six-figure amount, the office said. (10 words)

Over the approximately three years Garcia worked for the victim, she embezzled about $750,000. (15 words)

Not only had the husband embezzled money from his previous job, their kid was not ill. (16 words)

Court documents also show that the defendant embezzled about $31,000 from the Health Club by using a Health Club credit card to pay for personal Amazon.com purchases and by stealing cash that he failed to deposit into the Health Club’s bank account. (45 words)

Close to Chavez, Gorrin was charged with collaborating with the former national treasurer and funneling embezzled government funds not only to himself but to Andrade’s bank accounts in Switzerland totaling more than $1 billion. (35 words)

Angola’s chief prosecutor on Friday said funds that Isabel dos Santos, who is accused of stealing millions of dollars from state companies, invested in Portugal had been embezzled from her home country. (33 words)

How many more millions of U.S. citizens will have their life savings embezzled by crypto conmen before Congress takes strong, meaningful action on crypto? (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

A nearly three-year-long police investigation suggests that approximately Rs 1.10 crore was embezzled, with excessive amounts credited to the salary accounts of hundreds of police personnel.

David Hall, 64, embezzled the cash over a 30 years while employed as Head of Income and Payments at the University of Brighton.

Federal prosecutors say Cunningham allegedly embezzled more than $1.5 million in in payroll deposits from 24 Moresource clients.

He allegedly used the embezzled funds to pay for personal items, including a vintage sports car, a Range Rover and a down payment on a condominium.

How many more millions of U.S. citizens will have their life savings embezzled by crypto conmen before Congress takes strong, meaningful action on crypto?

Mark Anderson at the Marin County courthouse, where he faced charges that he embezzled $1.1 million worth of wine from his clients.

Kansas citizens learned Nov. 4 that the FBI recovered their life savings, which were embezzled by a bank CEO in 2022.

Not only had the husband embezzled money from his previous job, their kid was not ill.

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Over the approximately three years Garcia worked for the victim, she embezzled about $750,000.

The funds were allegedly embezzled by the society’s management through a criminal conspiracy to create personal assets, the ED said.

Angola’s chief prosecutor on Friday said funds that Isabel dos Santos, who is accused of stealing millions of dollars from state companies, invested in Portugal had been embezzled from her home country.

Close to Chavez, Gorrin was charged with collaborating with the former national treasurer and funneling embezzled government funds not only to himself but to Andrade’s bank accounts in Switzerland totaling more than $1 billion.

From his inauguration until the Maidan Revolution in 2014 that pressured him to leave, Yanukovych and his “family” embezzled and stole an estimated $160 billion from Ukraine.

Most town union leaders are corrupt. Funds earmarked for projects are always embezzled and such projects stalled.

Shokin’s real goal was to shield the owner of Burisma from investigation into suspected money-laundering of funds suspected of being embezzled from Ukrainian state resources on a massive scale.

The CPS, represented by Barrister Helen Malcolm, told the court that Nirav Modi in connivance with some of the PNB officials, embezzled around $2 billion and bribed PNB bank official Gokulnath Shetty.

The cybercriminals embezzled a six-figure amount, the office said.

The Federal Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Police alleged that Witzel ran a group that may have defrauded and embezzled money intended for field hospitals to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Rio.

Court documents also show that the defendant embezzled about $31,000 from the Health Club by using a Health Club credit card to pay for personal Amazon.com purchases and by stealing cash that he failed to deposit into the Health Club’s bank account.

Director of the traffic department had received information that a head of a department embezzled funds from traffic violations, so a committee was formed and a KD 22,000 deficit was discovered.

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Common combinations with embezzled

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embezzled" in a sentence?
An example: "A nearly three-year-long police investigation suggests that approximately Rs 1.10 crore was embezzled, with excessive amounts credited to the salary accounts of hundreds of police personnel." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "embezzled" from authentic English texts.
What does "embezzled" mean?
Embezzled means: simple past and past participle of embezzle
What are synonyms of "embezzled"?
Common synonyms of "embezzled" include: misappropriated, illegal, taken.
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