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de⋅fal⋅cate

[di-fal-keyt, -fawl-]
–verb (used without object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. Law.
to be guilty of defalcation.

Origin:
1530–40; < ML dēfalcātus (ptp. of dēfalcāre to cut off), equiv. to dē- de- + falcātus; see falcate


de⋅fal⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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Main Entry: de·fal·cate
Pronunciation: di-'fal-"kAt, -'fol-, dE-; 'de-f&l-"kAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
: to commit defalcation —compare EMBEZZLEde·fal·ca·tor /-"kA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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