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    3. 背任

    背任

    背はい任にん

    breach of trust

    KMT5News #7+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab15 strokes

    はいにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    breach of trust, malfeasance, malpractice, misappropriation

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    彼かれは会かい社しゃの資し金きんを背はい任にんした。

    He committed a breach of trust with the company's funds.

    KMT4Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    その役やく員いんは背はい任にんの罪つみで逮たい捕ほされた。

    That executive was arrested on charges of breach of trust.

    KMT5Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    政せい治じ家かが背はい任にんの疑うたがいで捜そう査さを受うけている。

    A politician is under investigation for suspected breach of trust.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    背はい任にん行こう為いは企き業ぎょうの信しん頼らいを大おおきく損そこなう。

    Acts of malfeasance greatly damage a company's trust.

    KMT6Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    会かい社しゃの資し産さんを私し的てきに流りゅう用ようすることは背はい任にんにあたる。

    Misappropriating company assets for personal use constitutes a breach of trust.

    KMT6Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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