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Defalcate
De*fal"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defalcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defalcating.] [LL. defalcatus, p. p. of defalcare to deduct, orig., to cut off with a sickle; L. de- + falx, falcis, a sickle. See Falchion.] To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc. To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from them [the estimates]. --Burke.Defalcate
De*fal"cate\, v. i. To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. "Some partner defalcating, or the like." --Carlyle.
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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 EMBEZZLE —de·fal·ca·tor /-"kA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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