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de·fal·cate

   [dih-fal-keyt, -fawl-]
verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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