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defalcation Definition


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defalcate
verb
    intr
    defalcated, defalcating
    1. To embezzle or misuse money held in trust.
Derivative: defalcation
noun
    Derivative: defalcator
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin defalcare, defalcatum, from de away + falcare to cut.



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