defalcate
/ˈdiːfalkeɪt
/verb [with object] formal
Embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted): the officials were charged with defalcating government money...
- This little piece of ground, which belonged to property leased to a certain William, ‘it was thought no injury to defalcate’ and include in his lease.
- He has been a competent attorney and had a good record until he defalcated money from the estate of Birger.
- In the course of discharging his duties Chhaganbhai defalcated various amounts aggregating to Rs.53,000.
Derivatives
defalcation
/ noun ...- He was aware or ought to have been aware of such defalcations.
- The investigation of some recent cases of defalcations has put the fear of a criminal investigation in their minds.
- As the firm did not maintain any regular audits, the clerk's defalcations remained undetected for a long time.
defalcator
- It then ‘snowballs’ as the defalcator is forced to use funds from other closings to make the payments on the loans that were not paid off previously.
- Gardner believed the defalcator should be permitted to return, having been sufficiently punished by his exile.
- I hope you're having fun and have not had any mishaps with the local defalcators!
Origin
Mid 16th century (in the sense 'deduct, subtract'): from medieval Latin defalcat- 'lopped', from the verb defalcare, from de- 'away from, off' + Latin falx, falc- 'sickle'.
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