embezzlement vs larceny

embezzlement and larceny both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embezzlement	Yes	No	No	No
larceny	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, larceny is a hypernym of embezzlement; that is, larceny is a word with a broader meaning than embezzlement:

embezzlement: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Other hypernyms of embezzlement include stealing, theft, thievery, thieving.

embezzlement (noun)	larceny (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully