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Defalcator

A defaulter or embezzler

peculation

peculation [Late Latin peculation- peculatio, from Latin peculari to embezzle, from peculium private property, from pecu cattle] : misappropriation esp. of public funds

defalcate

defalcate -cat·ed -cat·ing : to commit defalcation compare embezzle de·fal·ca·tor [-kā-tər] n

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convert

: to appropriate (another's property) by conversion [the bailee ed the goods to his own use] see also embezzle con·vert·er n con·ver·ti·ble [kən-vər-tə-bəl] adj

barratry

interests of the ship's or cargo's owners often used in marine insurance policies NOTE: Examples of barratry include embezzling cargo, stealing a ship's equipment, or willfully sinking a ship. 2 : the persistent incitement of litigation

Theft

depriving the true owner of it; larceny 2 Broadly, any act or instance of stealing including larceny, burglary, embezzle-ment and false pretenses, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1487.

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