defalcation

de·fal·cate  (d-flkt, -fôl-, dfl-)

intr.v. de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing, de·fal·cates

To misuse funds; embezzle.

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[Medieval Latin dfalcre, dfalct-, to mow, deduct : Latin d-, de- + Latin falx, falc-, sickle.]

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defal·cation (dfl-kshn, -fôl-, dfl-) n.

de·falcator n.

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defalcation

1. unauthorized appropriation of money; embezzlement.
2. the sum embezzled.

See also: Crime

Thesaurus

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 embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors plunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"