хище́ние — meaning in English
khishcheniye
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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.
- larceny noun The crime of unlawfully taking someone else's property with the intent to keep it permanently.
- theft noun The crime of stealing something that belongs to someone else.
Senses
хище́ние is used for these senses in English:
- embezzlement (legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
- larceny (legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]
- theft The act of stealing property.