defalcation
21defalcation — de·fal·ca·tion || ‚diËfæl keɪʃn n. embezzlement, stealing (of money) …
22defalcation — n. 1. Diminution, abatement, reduction, deduction, discount. 2. Deficiency, deficit, default, shortage, short coming, falling short. 3. Fraudulent shortage (in accounts), defaulting, breach of trust, embezzlement …
23defalcation — Embezzlement of property belonging to another party …
24defalcation — Embezzlement of property belonging to another party …
25defalcation — An alternative term for *embezzlement …
26defalcation — de·fal·ca·tion …
27defalcation — de•fal•ca•tion [[t]ˌdi fælˈkeɪ ʃən, fɔl [/t]] n. 1) law misappropriation of funds held by a trustee or other fiduciary 2) law the sum misappropriated • Etymology: 1425–75; deduction from wages < ML dēfalcātiō=dēfalcā(re) to mow, cut down,… …
28defalcation — Misappropriation of funds by the person or group entrusted with them …
29defalcation — /difælˈkeɪʃən/ (say deefal kayshuhn) noun Law 1. misappropriation of money, etc., held by a trustee or other fiduciary. 2. the sum misappropriated …
30defalcation — (Latin: deduction) The withholding or misappropriation of funds held for another, particularly by a public official, or the failure to make a proper accounting of them …