If he were not authorized to do so, Tommy's act of transferring money from his business partnership account without the knowledge of his partner in order to pay his lawyer could be construed as:

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Embezzlement involves the fraudulent conversion of property or money by a person who was entrusted with that property or money. In this case, Tommy was given access to the business partnership account but was not authorized to transfer funds without his partner's knowledge. Therefore, his action of transferring the money to pay his lawyer could be considered embezzlement.

If He Were Not Authorized to Do So, Tommy's Act