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Definition of defalcate in English: defalcateverb ˈdiːfalkeɪt [with object]formal Embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted) 〈正式〉挪用（公款），贪污（公款） the officials were charged with defalcating government money 那些官员被指控犯有挪用政府款项罪。 Example sentencesExamples - The Geelong legal firm with which he commenced his articles collapsed six months later when one of its members defalcated substantial funds.
- A local Chairman and three others have been sued by the Bureau of Anti-Corruption for defalcating about Tk 1.5 lakh from the municipal fund.
- In the course of discharging his duties Chhaganbhai defalcated various amounts aggregating to Rs.53,000.
- He has been a competent attorney and had a good record until he defalcated money from the estate of Birger.
- Without disclosing the source of his information, he wrote to Abdullah that it had come to his notice that he had defalcated heavy amounts from the state treasury.
- He admitted defalcating Rs.70 crore to play ‘satta,’ go on lavish foreign tours and bribe bank officials right and left.
- Almost all officials in the country are corrupt although the amounts of money which they defalcate are various.
- He failed to keep insurance funds separate from agency funds and defalcated from the escrow account in the amount of approximately $400,000.
- Similarly, the same official had defalcated Rs 18,000 during July and August 1998.
- He was accused that while director of the Oil Refinery he defalcated $107 million.
- Two people convicted of defalcating $25,000 using hacked credit card numbers have been sentenced to up to eight years in prison.
- The fund consists of annual member assessments, money collected by subrogation from the defalcating lawyers and interest on the invested monies.
- This little piece of ground, which belonged to property leased to a certain William, ‘it was thought no injury to defalcate’ and include in his lease.
Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
Derivativesnoun ˌdiːfalˈkeɪʃ(ə)n formal The sum is claimed to be just under a million dollars and the method of the alleged defalcation was simple. Example sentencesExamples - As the firm did not maintain any regular audits, the clerk's defalcations remained undetected for a long time.
- He was aware or ought to have been aware of such defalcations.
- Moreover, defalcation often occurred in large-scale enterprises because of the complete lack of internal control.
- The investigation of some recent cases of defalcations has put the fear of a criminal investigation in their minds.
noun formal It then ‘snowballs’ as the defalcator is forced to use funds from other closings to make the payments on the loans that were not paid off previously. Example sentencesExamples - I hope you're having fun and have not had any mishaps with the local defalcators!
- Gardner believed the defalcator should be permitted to return, having been sufficiently punished by his exile.
- On the 17th of January, 1838, the United States treasurer reported to Congress sixty-three defalcators, in all to the amount of upwards of a million of dollars, without touching the vast amounts lost in the local banks, - a mere beginning of the end.
- The committee members accused the top officials of the respective ministries and recommended that show-cause notice should be issued against the director general of the Directorate of Livestock for his failure to take punitive measures against the defalcators.
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'deduct, subtract'): from medieval Latin defalcat- 'lopped', from the verb defalcare, from de- 'away from, off' + Latin falx, falc- 'sickle'. Definition of defalcate in US English: defalcateverb [with object]formal Embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted) 〈正式〉挪用（公款），贪污（公款） the officials were charged with defalcating government money 那些官员被指控犯有挪用政府款项罪。 Example sentencesExamples - A local Chairman and three others have been sued by the Bureau of Anti-Corruption for defalcating about Tk 1.5 lakh from the municipal fund.
- Almost all officials in the country are corrupt although the amounts of money which they defalcate are various.
- In the course of discharging his duties Chhaganbhai defalcated various amounts aggregating to Rs.53,000.
- The Geelong legal firm with which he commenced his articles collapsed six months later when one of its members defalcated substantial funds.
- Without disclosing the source of his information, he wrote to Abdullah that it had come to his notice that he had defalcated heavy amounts from the state treasury.
- The fund consists of annual member assessments, money collected by subrogation from the defalcating lawyers and interest on the invested monies.
- He was accused that while director of the Oil Refinery he defalcated $107 million.
- He has been a competent attorney and had a good record until he defalcated money from the estate of Birger.
- Similarly, the same official had defalcated Rs 18,000 during July and August 1998.
- This little piece of ground, which belonged to property leased to a certain William, ‘it was thought no injury to defalcate’ and include in his lease.
- Two people convicted of defalcating $25,000 using hacked credit card numbers have been sentenced to up to eight years in prison.
- He failed to keep insurance funds separate from agency funds and defalcated from the escrow account in the amount of approximately $400,000.
- He admitted defalcating Rs.70 crore to play ‘satta,’ go on lavish foreign tours and bribe bank officials right and left.
Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘deduct, subtract’): from medieval Latin defalcat- ‘lopped’, from the verb defalcare, from de- ‘away from, off’ + Latin falx, falc- ‘sickle’. |