defalcate

(dĭ-făl'kāt', -fôl'-, dĕf'əl-)
intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To misuse funds; embezzle.

[Medieval Latin dēfalcāre, dēfalcāt-, to mow, deduct : Latin dē-, de- + Latin falx, falc-, sickle.]

defalcation de'fal·ca'tion (dē'făl-kā'shən, -fôl-, dĕf'əl-) n.
defalcator de·fal'ca'tor n.

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deduct; curtail; to engage in embezzlement, e.g. as a trustee  (see also peculate)

For a list of words related to defalcation, see:

• Crimes - defalcation: failure to meet promise; act of embezzlement

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See words rhyming with "defalcate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - misbruge betroede midler, begå underslæb, bedrage

Nederlands (Dutch)
verduistering plegen

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Jur) détourner des fonds

Deutsch (German)
v. - veruntreuen, unterschlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταχρώμαι, υπεξαιρώ

Italiano (Italian)
defalcare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desfalcar

Русский (Russian)
присваивать, растрачивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desfalcar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förskingra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盗用公款, 贪污, 挪用公款

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 盜用公款, 貪污, 挪用公款

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 위탁금을 횡령하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 委託金を使い込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يختلس مالا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮מעל‬

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