peculato — meaning in English
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English meaning
- embezzle verb To steal money that has been placed in your care, especially from your employer.
- embezzlement noun The crime of secretly stealing money or property that was entrusted to your care, usually by an employee from an employer.
Senses
peculato is used for these senses in English:
- embezzle (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- embezzlement (legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
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