veruntreuen

to misappropriate; to commit breach of trust

verb fer-un-TROY-en Rare

Usage Note

veruntreuen (§266 StGB) is technically broader than unterschlagen and involves a breach of fiduciary duty; a manager who transfers company assets to personal accounts veruntreut them. The noun is Veruntreuung.

Examples

"Der Geschäftsführer hatte Vereinsgelder in erheblichem Umfang veruntreut."

Natural Translation

The managing director had misappropriated club funds on a considerable scale.

Literal Translation

The managing-director had club-funds in considerable extent misappropriated.

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