malversate
/ˈmælvərˌseɪt/
verb
- To misuse or embezzle money or property that one is trusted to manage, especially public funds.
- Officials who malversate taxpayer money often face severe legal consequences.
- The treasurer was caught trying to malversate funds from the charity account.
- It is a serious crime to malversate resources entrusted to you by the community.
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