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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[LL.

defalcatio

: cf. F.

défalcation

A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

Abbott.

That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.

An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement.

,. N.

The act of cutting off, or deducting a part; deduction; diminution; abatement; as, let him have the amount of his rent without defalcation.

That which is cut off; as, this loss is a defalcation from the revenue.

See also: defalcation

défalcation f ‎(plural défalcations)