Directions: The following item consists of a stem followed by four words. One of the four words can be used as a substitute for the stem.

To take money for one’s own use in violation of a trust.

Here, embezzlement is the correct option. Pilferage is the act of stealing small quantities or articles. Robbery is the act of unlawfully taking the property of another by the use of violence or intimidation and extortion is the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.