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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