tillskansa

Swedish

Verb

tillskansa (present tillskansar, preterite tillskansade, supine tillskansat, imperative tillskansa)

  1. (reflexive) to seize, to acquire (something, in a self-serving manner)
    Han tillskansade sig makten
    He usurped the power
    Välgörenhetsorganisationen hade fifflat med siffrorna för att tillskansa sig skattepengar
    The charity had been fiddling the numbers to misappropriate tax money

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