Definition

Verb: * To embezzle; to misappropriate: To steal or take for one's own use money or property that one has been entrusted to manage, especially public funds or organizational assets. This action involves a breach of trust and is illegal.

Usage

• The verb biển thủ is used to describe the specific criminal act of stealing entrusted funds or assets. It is a formal and legal term.
• It is often used in legal, administrative, and journalistic contexts.
• The object of the verb is typically public or organizational property, such as (public funds), (assets), or (money).

Examples

• (He was arrested for the crime of embezzling public funds.)
• (That official is accused of embezzling billions of dong from the state budget.)
• (The company discovered the accountant had misappropriated a large sum of money.)

Advanced Usage

• Tội biển thủ: The crime of embezzlement.
  • Bị kết án về tội biển thủ. (To be convicted of the crime of embezzlement.)
• Hành vi biển thủ: The act of embezzlement.
  • Hành vi biển thủ của anh ta đã bị phơi bày. (His embezzlement act was exposed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tham ô (verb): To embezzle; to corrupt. Often used interchangeably with biển thủ, but can have a broader sense of corruption.
• Chiếm đoạt (verb): To appropriate; to seize. A more general term for taking something unlawfully, not necessarily involving a position of trust.
• Biển thủ công quỹ (noun phrase): Embezzlement of public funds.

Synonyms

• Tham ô: To embezzle; to be corrupt.
• Lạm dụng (tài sản/tiền bạc): To abuse (assets/money).
• Lấy cắp: To steal (a more general term).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• (Hành động) ăn chặn: (To engage in) skimming; pilfering. This is a more colloquial term for taking a portion of money, often in smaller amounts or through fraud.
• Tham nhũng: Corruption. This is a broader, more systemic term that can encompass embezzlement (biển thủ) among other corrupt practices.

verb

1. To embezzle
   • tội biển thủ công quỹ
     the offence of embezzlement of public funds