Embezzlement
0813-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
Embezzlement is the intentional unlawful appropriation of a foreign object which the offender has in his own custody or possession.
Deutsch
Unterschlagung 0813-de
Die Unterschlagung ist die vorsätzliche rechtswidrige Zueignung einer fremden Sache, die der Täter in eigenem Gewahrsam oder Besitz hat.
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