defalcate
- It's a term used when someone misappropriates or embezzles funds they were entrusted with
- Due to his financial distress, the employee decided to defalcate the company's funds.
- A thorough audit of the accounts revealed that the treasurer had started to defalcate.
- To cover her extravagances, she started to defalcate from her employer's funds.
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