De-falcate

verb (used without object), de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing. Law.

to be guilty of defalcation.

Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin dēfalcātus (past participle of dēfalcāre to cut off), equivalent to dē- de- + falcātus; see falcate

Related forms

de·fal·ca·tor, noun

un·de·fal·cat·ed, adjective

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defalcate (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt)

—vb
	(intr) law to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one

[C15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle]

defal'cation

—n

'defalcator

—n

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defalcate

1530s, "to lop off," from medical L. defalcat-, pp. stem of defalcare (see defalcation). Modern scientific use dates from 1808.

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