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embesillement (1402)
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embesillement (1402)

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embesilement,  embesilment;  embeisellement  
  FEW:  'maltraiter' (embeseillement) 22/i,77b Gdf:  embeseillement 3,29a GdfC: ∅ TL: embes(e)illement 3,43 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  embezzlement n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  imbesillamentum 1220c

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1finan.lawembezzelement, misappropriation: 
( 1402 )  embeisellement des vraies notes des fins  Rot Parl1 iii 496
( 1404 )  qe […] tielx notes et briefs de covenantz demoergent de recorde, si avant come mesmes ceux fyns eussent esté si nulle embesilement de ceux n’eust esté fait  Rot Parl1 iii 557
( 1414 )  [...] a grande fraude, damage, embesillement et perde de les custumes du roy  Rot Parl1 iv 53
2tampering, interference: 
( 1408 )  lez queux defautes (=in cordwainers’ work) bien et loialment presenteront al Maire [...] saunz ascune fraude ou embesilment  Bristol Red Bk ii 103
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