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détournement

diversion

noun deh-toor-nuh-MAHN Rare

Origin: From détourner 'to divert'

Also means

embezzlement

Usage Note

Détournement covers several distinct senses: détournement de fonds means embezzlement (diversion of funds), détournement d'avion means hijacking, and in the arts, détournement (borrowed into English) refers to the Situationist technique of repurposing cultural material. The verb is détourner.

Examples

"Il a été accusé de détournement de fonds."

Natural Translation

He was accused of embezzlement.

Literal Translation

He was accused of diversion of funds.

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