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defalcate
de·fal·cate
/
dɪˈfæl
keɪt, -ˈfɔl-
/
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dih-
fal
-keyt, -
fawl
-
]
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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