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Embezzlement is the act of withholding assets for the purpose of conversion ( theft ) of such assets , by ___MASK54___ or more persons to whom the assets were entrusted , either to be held or to be used for specific purposes . Embezzlement is ___MASK56___ type of financial fraud , ___MASK9___ . g . ___MASK56___ lawyer might embezzle funds from the trust accounts of his or her clients ; ___MASK56___ financial advisor might embezzle the funds of investors ; and ___MASK56___ husband or ___MASK56___ wife might embezzle funds from ___MASK56___ bank ___MASK26___ jointly held with the spouse . In economics , ___MASK56___ luxury ___MASK1___ is ___MASK56___ ___MASK1___ for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises , and is ___MASK56___ contrast to ___MASK56___ " necessity ___MASK1___ ", for which demand increases proportionally less than income . Luxury goods are often synonymous with superior goods and Veblen goods . In common usage , theft is the taking of another ___MASK80___ ' s property or services without that ___MASK80___ ' s permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it . The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property , such as burglary , embezzlement , larceny , looting , robbery , shoplifting , library theft , and fraud (" i . e .", obtaining money under false pretenses ). In some jurisdictions , theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny ; in others , theft has replaced larceny . Someone who carries out an act of or makes a career of theft is known as a thief . The act of theft is also known by other terms such as stealing , thieving , and filching . ___MASK56___ crowd is ___MASK56___ large group of people that are gathered or considered together . The term `` the crowd '' may sometimes refer to the so - called lower orders of people in general ( the mob ) . ___MASK56___ crowd may be definable through ___MASK56___ common purpose or set of emotions , such as at ___MASK56___ political rally , ___MASK56___ sports event , or during looting ( this is known as ___MASK56___ psychological crowd ) , or may simply be made up of many people going about their business in ___MASK56___ busy area . Looting , also referred to as sacking , ransacking , plundering , despoiling , despoliation , and pillaging , is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as ___MASK50___ of ___MASK56___ military or political victory , or during ___MASK56___ catastrophe , such as war , natural disaster , or rioting . The term is also used in ___MASK56___ broader sense to describe egregious instances of theft and embezzlement , such as the " plundering " of private or public assets by governments . Looting is loosely distinguished from scavenging in terms of objects taken : scavenging implies taking of essential items such as food , ___MASK87___ , shelter , or other material needed for survival while looting implies items not necessary for survival such as luxury goods , art work , precious metals or other assorted items of value to the looters . The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty , loot , plunder , spoils , or pillage . ___MASK56___ natural disaster is ___MASK56___ major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the ___MASK27___ ; examples include floods , hurricanes , tornadoes , volcanic eruptions , earthquakes , tsunamis , and other geologic processes . ___MASK56___ natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage , and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake , the severity of which depends on the affected population ' ___MASK55___ resilience , or ability to recover and also on the infrastructure available . ___MASK56___ precious metal is ___MASK56___ rare , naturally occurring metallic chemical ___MASK10___ of high economic value . Chemically , the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements ( see ___MASK20___ metal ). They are usually ductile and have ___MASK56___ high lustre . Historically , precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities . Gold , silver , platinum , and palladium each have an ISO 4217 currency code . </ div > ___MASK98___ is ___MASK56___ state of armed conflict between societies . It is generally characterized by extreme aggression , destruction , and mortality , using regular or irregular military forces . An absence of war is usually called " peace ". Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war , or of wars in general . Total war is warfare that is not ___MASK93___ to purely legitimate military targets , and can result in massive civilian or other non - combatant casualties .