defalcation
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de·fal·cate
(dĭ-făl′kāt′, -fôl′-, dĕf′əl-)intr.v. de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing, de·fal·cates
To misuse funds; embezzle.
[Medieval Latin dēfalcāre, dēfalcāt-, to mow, deduct : Latin dē-, de- + Latin falx, falc-, sickle.]
de′fal·ca′tion (dē′făl-kā′shən, -fôl-, dĕf′əl-) n.
de·fal′ca′tor n.
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de•fal•ca•tion
(ˌdi fælˈkeɪ ʃən, -fɔl-)n.
1. misappropriation of funds held by a trustee or other fiduciary.
2. the sum misappropriated.
[1425–75; deduction from wages < Medieval Latin dēfalcātiō=dēfalcā(re) to mow, cut down, diminish (Latin dē- de- + -falcāre, derivative of falx sickle)]
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defalcation
1. unauthorized appropriation of money; embezzlement.
2. the sum embezzled.
See also: Crime2. the sum embezzled.
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Noun | 1. | defalcation - the sum of money that is misappropriated amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
2. | defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors plunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) |
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