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noun Law.
1.
misappropriation of money or funds held by an official, trustee, or other fiduciary.
2.
the sum misappropriated.
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Defalcation
is always a great word to know.
So is conspiracy. Does it mean:
| the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer; a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors |
| an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act |
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defalcation
late 15c., from M.L. defalcationem, from defalcare, from de- + L. falx, falcem "sickle, scythe, pruning hook."
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