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Defalcation

Defalcation meaning

The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant. | Embezzlement.

Example sentences (2)

The unsettled reports contained 905 paragraphs involving serious irregularities like theft, defalcation, misappropriation of government money, loss of revenue and shortages, losses not recovered/ written off amounting to Rs 964.34 crore, it said.

Plus garden variety fiduciary fraud/defalcation.