English noun: defalcation | |||
1. | defalcation (possession) the sum of money that is misappropriated | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
2. | defalcation (act) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||
Synonyms | embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plunderage, raid | ||