breach of trust with fraudulent intent

9.9

A crime of illegally taking money or things someone gave you to look after and keeping them for yourself

noun

: ruptura de confianza con intención fraudulenta

The accountant was convicted of breach of trust with fraudulent intent after transferring company funds into his own account.

Examples

She was charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent for selling company property without permission.
The accountant was charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
In court, the prosecutor argued that the manager's actions amounted to breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
Many companies face breaches of trust with fraudulent intent every year.
In court, the prosecutor argued that the manager's actions amounted to breach of trust with fraudulent intent.
She was charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent for selling company property without permission.
The accountant was convicted of breach of trust with fraudulent intent after transferring company funds into his own account.

Synonyms

fraud

vsbreach of trust with fraudulent intent

577 4.0

Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage

is narrower focusing on entrusted property converted after lawful possession not general deceit

embezzlement

vsbreach of trust with fraudulent intent

27 7.0

Taking money or goods that someone gave you to look after and using them for yourself

focuses on cases where initial possession was lawful but later converted for personal use

misappropriation

vsbreach of trust with fraudulent intent

Formal

5 8.6

Taking money or things you were trusted with and using them for yourself

emphasizes initial lawful possession that is later turned into personal use

peculation

vsbreach of trust with fraudulent intent

Formal

9.9

Stealing money or property given to you to look after, especially by a government worker

applies to entrusted property more broadly not only public or official cases

misapplication

vsbreach of trust with fraudulent intent

Formal

8.8

Using money or property given to you in a dishonest way for personal gain

involves conversion after lawful possession rather than mere improper use

How Fraudulent

fraud

577 4.0

breach of trust with fraudulent intent

9.9

breach of trust

4 6.7

Surface Forms

breach of trust with fraudulent intent singular

breaches of trust with fraudulent intent plural

Morphology

breach + of + trust + with + fraudulent + intent

The phrase combines transparent, high-frequency components: 'breach' (violation) + 'trust' (confidence) and the clause 'with fraudulent intent' (with a dishonest purpose), so its overall meaning — violating someone's trust in a dishonest way — is directly derivable from the parts. While precise legal technicalities (specific criminal elements) may be lost on a B1 learner, the compositional sense is clear and cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

Breach of trust with fraudulent intent is a legal phrase that paints a simple picture: someone is given money, keys, or goods (the trust) but then breaks that promise (a breach) and plans to cheat (the fraudulent intent) by taking or selling them. So, it means 'to steal property you were trusted with'.