defalcate
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de·fal·cate
(dĭ-făl'kāt', -fôl'-, dĕf'əl-) 
intr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
To misuse funds; embezzle.
defalcator de·fal'ca'tor n.
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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categories related to 'defalcation'
- Crimes - defalcation: failure to meet promise; act of embezzlement
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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
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يختلس مالا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - מעל
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