Found 3 items, similar to defalcation.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: defalcation penggelapan uang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: defalcation defalcation n 1: the sum of money that is misappropriated 2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: embezzlement, peculation, misapplication, misappropriation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Defalcation Defalcation \De`fal*ca"tion\, n. [LL. defalcatio: cf. F. d['e]falcation.] 1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. --Abbott. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated. [1913 Webster] 3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement. [1913 Webster]