Definition of defalcation Defalcation
de•fal•ca•tion
We found 8 definitions of defalcation from 4 different sources.
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What does defalcation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: defalcations |
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| defalcation - the sum of money that is misappropriated | ||
| defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||
| embezzlement, peculation, misapplication, misappropriation | ||
| larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" | ||
| raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors | ||
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Wiktionary 
- defalcation (Noun)
The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant. - defalcation (Noun)
embezzlement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- defalcation (n.)
A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. - defalcation (n.)
That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated. - defalcation (n.)
An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement.
Part of speech
🔤- defalcation, noun, singular of defalcations.
