biển thủ
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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
- To embezzle
- tội biển thủ công quỹthe offence of embezzlement of public funds