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背任 (はいにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
breach of trust ; malfeasance ; malpractice ; misappropriation
Legal and business term for violating one's fiduciary duty, often involving embezzlement or unauthorized use of entrusted assets. Commonly used with する to describe the act.
彼かれ は 背はい 任にん 行こう 為い で 告こく 訴そ さ れ た 。
He was charged with malfeasance.
Kanji 任 responsibility, duty, term Similar words 横おう 領りょう 横領 specifically means embezzlement or misappropriation of funds, while 背任 is a broader legal concept covering any breach of fiduciary duty, which may include embezzlement but also other forms of misconduct.
Etymology Compound of 背 (はい, 'to betray, go against') and 任 (にん, 'duty, responsibility'), literally 'betraying one's duty'.
