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[おう()·りょう()]
ouryou
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 横領

noun, suru verb
  1. embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

Definition and Synonyms for 横領

Misappropriation the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Synonyms: 使い込み, 使い込む, 横奪, 横領, 着服
Theft the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Synonyms: 偸盗, 失敬, 横取り, 横奪, 横領, 泥棒, 略奪, 盗み, 盗む, 盗取, 盗犯, 着服, 窃取, 窃盗, 窃盗罪, 窃盗行為
Defalcate appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Synonyms: 横領

Meanings for each kanji in 横領

» sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof
» fief; jurisdiction; dominion; territory; reign

Categories 横領 is a member of

Felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
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Theft the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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Steal take without the owner's consent
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Sample Sentences for 横領

With his mother out of the way, Duke was able to proceed with his plan to embezzle the money from the company.
This evidence revealed him to be an embezzler.
The mayor appropriated city money for his own use.
White collar crime has made American people trust the government less.

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