盗とう用よう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation

Covers using someone else's property, funds, or creative work without permission, often for personal gain. The specific English gloss depends on context: embezzlement for money, plagiarism for written works, and appropriation for ideas or designs.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃの資し金きんを盗とう用ようした疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。

  He was arrested on suspicion of embezzling company funds.

• 学がく生せいがインターネットの記き事じを盗とう用ようしてレポートを書かいた。

  The student wrote a report by plagiarizing an internet article.

• そのデザインは他た社しゃの製せい品ひんを盗とう用ようしたものだ。

  That design is an appropriation of another company's product.