About The Word Defalcation
Learn about the word Defalcation to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Defalcation definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Defalcation
| Defalcation Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Defalcation?
[n] the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
[n] the sum of money that is misappropriated Synonyms | Synonyms for Defalcation: embezzlement | misapplication | misappropriation | peculation Related Terms | Find terms related to Defalcation: abuse | abuse of office | arrear | arrearage | arrears | befoulment | break | conversion | corrupt administration | debasement | decline | default | defect | defectiveness | deficiency | deficit | defilement | delinquency | desecration | discontinuity | diversion | embezzlement | failing | failure | falling short | fault | fouling | gap | hiatus | imperfection | inadequacy | inferiority | insufficiency | interval | lack | lacuna | laxness | maladministration | malfeasance | malpractice | malversation | misapplication | misappropriation | misconduct | misemployment | misfeasance | mishandling | mismanagement | missing link | misusage | misuse | need | negligence | omission | outage | paucity | peculation | perversion | pilfering | pollution | poor stewardship | poverty | profanation | prostitution | remissness | scant | scantiness | scarceness | short measure | shortage | shortcoming | shortfall | slackness | slump | ullage | underage | violation | want | wantage See Also | amount | amount of money | larceny | plunderage | raid | stealing | sum | sum of money | theft | thievery | thieving Defalcation In Webster's Dictionary \De`fal*ca"tion\, n. [LL. defalcatio: cf. F.
d['e]falcation.]
1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit.
Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a
counterclaim; set- off. --Abbott.
2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
having it in trust; an embezzlement.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Symmetricalness ‐ (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence of…
- Waggonwright ‐ a…
- Genus coragyps ‐ a genus of…
- Extremity ‐ an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important…
- Propaedeutic ‐ a course that provides and introduction to an art or science…
- Pedestal ‐ an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)…
- Swop ‐ an equal exchange; "we had no money so we hd to live by barter"…
- Rhapis ‐ genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China…
- Jacobinical ‐ of or relating to the Jacobins of the French Revolution; "Jacobinic…
- Cyrus ii ‐ king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-529…