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defalcation

[ dee-fal-key-shuhn, -fawl- ]

noun

, Law.
  1. misappropriation of money or funds held by an official, trustee, or other fiduciary.
  2. the sum misappropriated.

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Other Words From

  • nonde·fal·cation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of defalcation1

1425–75; late Middle English: deduction from wages (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin dēfalcātiōn- (stem of dēfalcātiō ) a taking away, equivalent to dēfalcāt ( us ) ( defalcate ) + -iōn- -ion

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