Defalcation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Defalcation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Defalcation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defalcation n the sum of money that is misappropriated the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else Synonym(s): embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defalcation \De`fal*ca"tion\, n. [LL. defalcatio: cf. F. d[82]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.