defalcate
[ dih-fal-keyt, -fawl- ]
/ dɪˈfæl keɪt, -ˈfɔl- /
verb (used without object), de·fal·cat·ed, de·fal·cat·ing. Law.
to be guilty of defalcation.
Origin of defalcate
OTHER WORDS FROM defalcate
de·fal·ca·tor, noun un·de·fal·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby defalcate
deets,
def,
def.,
deface,
defaecate,
defalcate,
defalcation,
defamation,
defamatory,
defame,
defamiliarization
Example sentences from the Web for defalcate
No one can defalcate in this particular; no one can Texas-ize and be quit of his transgressions and his onward travel.
British Dictionary definitions for defalcate
defalcate
/ (ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt) /
verb
(intr) law
to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
Derived forms of defalcate
defalcation, noun defalcator, nounWord Origin for defalcate
C15: from Medieval Latin
dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin
de- +
falx sickle