Thesaurus: defalcation

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1. n. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.
2. n. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. n. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement.
4. n. the sum of money that is misappropriated
5. n. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
6. 1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set-off. Abbott. 2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated. 3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
7. n. the sum of money that is misappropriated