estelionato — meaning in English
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English meaning
- embezzlement noun The crime of secretly stealing money or property that was entrusted to your care, usually by an employee from an employer.
- fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
Senses
estelionato is used for these senses in English:
- embezzlement (legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
- fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
fraud — full definition
- noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
- noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.
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