What does "defalcation" mean?
Defalcation: That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
Additional senses
- 2.An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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