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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A term first used by criminologist Edwin H. Sutherland to cover business crimes such as embezzlement, price fixing, antitrust violations, etc.  2, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

White-collar crime. Includes fraud, false pretenses, misappropriation of funds, theft, breach of trust, secret commissions, offences against the Government of Canada, corruption of public officials, offences relating to property rights, tax fraud, the insolvency process, securities fraud, identity theft or fraud and counterfeiting on an interprovincial, national and international scale.  3, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Crack down on white-collar crime.  4, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR

White-collar crime fighter.  5, record 1, English, - white%2Dcollar%20crime

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Criminalité en col blanc. Comprend la fraude, les faux semblants, le détournement de fonds, le vol, l'abus de confiance, les commissions secrètes, les infractions contre le gouvernement du Canada, la corruption de fonctionnaires publics, les infractions aux droits de propriété, la fraude fiscale, le régime de l'insolvabilité, la fraude en valeurs mobilières, le vol d'identité et la contrefaçon à l'échelle interprovinciale, nationale et internationale.  3, record 1, French, - criminalit%C3%A9%20en%20col%20blanc

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Las altas tasas de delincuencia de cuello blanco se dan precisamente en las zonas residenciales ajardinadas en donde viven los magnates de las grandes empresas rodeados de un lujo ostentoso.  1, record 1, Spanish, - delincuencia%20de%20cuello%20blanco

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Consultation with several on-line and hard copy English language dictionaries, disclose that the ordinary meaning of the term may include "the diversion of... money away from its rightful owner. "However, in all instances, the meaning may also include conduct which is done dishonestly, for personal gain... These common definitions support the Court's initial view, that the phrase "misappropriation of funds" is certainly capable in its natural and ordinary meaning, of being defamatory.  5, record 2, English, - misappropriation%20of%20funds

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The term "embezzlement" is more highly charged with negative connotations than "defalcation" which is more neutral.  6, record 2, English, - misappropriation%20of%20funds

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La distraction de fonds peut signifier l’acte consistant à les détourner : le détournement, détournement de fonds. Ainsi, on peut dire qu’une personne distrait à son profit des fonds qui étaient confiés à sa garde. L’avocat, l’administrateur, le fiduciaire, l’exécuteur testamentaire ou toute personne à qui est confiée la garde ou l’administration de sommes d’argent doit s’interdire toute distraction de ces fonds.  3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9tournement%20de%20fonds

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Acción de apoderamiento de cosas muebles que el agente hubiera recibido en virtud de un título que produzca obligación de entregarlas o devolverlas. Se aplica también a la apropiación de bienes perdidos con ánimo de lucro.  4, record 2, Spanish, - apropiaci%C3%B3n%20indebida

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

apropiación indebida: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.  5, record 2, Spanish, - apropiaci%C3%B3n%20indebida

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

It is the use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work Random House Compact Unabridged dictionary 1995.  2, record 3, English, - misappropriation

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Misappropriation is the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of dead person's estate or by any person with a responsibility to care for and protect another's assets(a fiduciary duty).  3, record 3, English, - misappropriation

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

misappropriation: term used in a broad sense in this context.  4, record 3, English, - misappropriation

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

L'appropriation indue consiste à s'attribuer, en partie ou en totalité, le travail ou les idées d'autrui à ses propres fins à l'insu ou non de la personne concernée. Seraient également assimilés à de l'appropriation indue i) le cas d'une personne qui utiliserait sans autorisation des informations confidentielles pour modifier ses propres recherches ou les orienter de façon différente.  2, record 3, French, - appropriation%20illicite

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish