Thai

Noun

ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง • ‎(chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang)

1. (historical) act of collecting money (fees, taxes, etc.) from citizens, and intentionally failing to forward the money to the government, or appropriating the said money.
2. (law) corruption in public sector; corruption in public office.

Verb

ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง • ‎(chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang) ‎(abstract noun การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง)

1. (historical) to collect money (fees, taxes, etc.) from citizens, and intentionally fail to forward the money to the government, or appropriate the said money.
2. (law) (of a public officer) to be or become corrupt.