defalcation
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defalcation
- [ˌdɛfəɫˈkeɪʃən] UK
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Late 15th century, from Medieval Latin dēfalcātiōnem, accusative singular of dēfalcātiō (literally “cutting off, lopping off with a sickle”), nominalization of dēfalcō, from Latin dē (“off”) + falx (“sickle, scythe, pruning hook”), from which also English falcate (“sickle-shaped”).
By surface analysis, defalcate + -ion (“the act of”).
noun defalcations
- The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
- Embezzlement. Granting that Mr. Ireland had gone into his office at ten minutes to ten o'clock at night for the purpose of extracting £5000 worth of notes and gold from the bank safe, whilst giving the theft the appearance of a night burglary; […] why should he, at nine o'clock the following morning, fall in a de
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noun embezzlement
| Español | desfalco |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Veruntreuung, Unterschlagung |
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title = {defalcation},
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