Australian English Meaning of defalcate

embezzle

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Definitions and Meaning of defalcate in English

Wordnet

defalcate (v)

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Webster

defalcate (v. t.)

To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.

Webster

defalcate (v. i.)

To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.

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embezzle

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own useTo cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts,

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defailure => failure, defailance => defiance, defail => detail, defacing => defacing, defacer => defacer,