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embezzlement

theft of assets from one person or entity by another to whom the assets were entrusted
Event type_of_crime Q157833
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Summary

embezzlement is a type of crime[1]. embezzlement draws 4,284 Wikipedia views per month (type of crime category, ranking #9 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • Main regulatory text: Strafgesetzbuch[3], penal code of South Korea[4]
  • Subclass of: breach of trust[5], financial crime[6], Vermögensdelikt[7], violation of law[8], crime[9], elements of an offence[10], Dolose Handlung[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Embezzlement[12]
  • Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
  • Different from: misappropriation[15], misappropriation of public funds[16], aircraft hijacking[17], clickjacking[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]

Why It Matters

embezzlement has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] embezzlement is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_embezzlement_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{embezzlement}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/embezzlement}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-12}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 5724
    Harper's tag → embezzlement
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: embezzlement, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289926310|embezzlement (#289926310)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0009343-zpronevera
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0009343-zpronevera, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 21w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Main regulatory text → Strafgesetzbuch, Strafgesetzbuch, penal code of South Korea
    Subclass of → breach of trust, financial crime, Vermögensdelikt +4
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q110132788 */"
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