Look up: Defalcation

1. defalcation
   [n] - the sum of money that is misappropriated
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. Defalcation
   De`fal·ca'tion noun [ Late Latin defalcatio : confer French défalcation .] 1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. Abbott. 2. T...
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3. defalcation
   noun the sum of money that is misappropriated
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4. Defalcation
   • (n.) A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. • (n.) An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement. • (n.) That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
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5. defalcation
   To misuse or embezzle funds.
   Found on http://www.ais-cpa.com/glosa.html
   
   
6. Defalcation
   - To misuse or embezzle funds.
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7. Defalcation
   The reduction of the claim of one of the contracting parties against the other, by deducting from it a smaller claim due from the former to the latter.
   Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/d112.htm
   
   
8. Defalcation
   v. Latin meaning "deduction." Defalcations are funds which are withheld or misappropriated by public officials for another.
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9. Defalcation
   Defalcation is the misappropriation of money pr funds held by an official, trustee or other fiduciary.
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10. Defalcation
    A `defalcation` is an amount of funds misappropriated by a person trusted with its charge; also, the act of misappropriation, or an instance thereof. The term is more specifically used by the United States Bankruptcy Code to describe a category of bad acts that taint a particular debt such that it c...
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