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A thief with a desk, a title, and your trust as the weapon.
means Someone who steals money or property that was placed in their trust or care, typically by quietly siphoning it off over time.
from Traces back to the Anglo-French 'embesiler,' meaning to destroy, steal, or make away with — itself built from pieces meaning roughly 'thoroughly' plus 'besiler' (to steal or ravage), related to Old French 'besillier,' to maltreat or ruin. It entered English legal language around the 15th-16th century, which is fitting: embezzlement has always been a crime with paperwork, a word born in the courts to describe theft dressed up in official duties.
- legal line
- theft of money entrusted to you, not stolen outright
- favorite tool
- spreadsheets, not crowbars
- getaway style
- slow leak, not sudden heist
- typical cover
- the most trusted employee in the room