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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEFALCATE

From Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFALCATE

defalcate  [ˈdiːfælˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFALCATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defalcate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb defalcate in English.

WHAT DOES DEFALCATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Defalcation

A defalcation is an amount of funds misappropriated by a person trusted with its charge; also, the act of misappropriation, or an instance thereof. The term is more specifically used by the United States Bankruptcy Code to describe a category of bad acts that taint a particular debt such that it cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. Defalcation occurs when a debtor commits a bad act while acting in a fiduciary capacity. The classic example of defalcation is when a trustee recklessly invests trust funds and loses the money. If the beneficiary wins a judgment against the trustee, and the trustee files for bankruptcy, the debt cannot be discharged in bankruptcy because the debt was the result of a defalcation. Defalcation only applies when a debtor is acting in a fiduciary capacity. To constitute a defalcation, the conduct involves a degree of culpability that is greater than negligence, but the act does not need to rise to the level of a "fraud" under common law. Defalcation requires a showing of conscious behavior or extreme recklessness.

Definition of defalcate in the English dictionary

The definition of defalcate in the dictionary is to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEFALCATE

PRESENT

Present
I defalcate
you defalcate
he/she/it defalcates
we defalcate
you defalcate
they defalcate
Present continuous
I am defalcating
you are defalcating
he/she/it is defalcating
we are defalcating
you are defalcating
they are defalcating
Present perfect
I have defalcated
you have defalcated
he/she/it has defalcated
we have defalcated
you have defalcated
they have defalcated
Present perfect continuous
I have been defalcating
you have been defalcating
he/she/it has been defalcating
we have been defalcating
you have been defalcating
they have been defalcating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I defalcated
you defalcated
he/she/it defalcated
we defalcated
you defalcated
they defalcated
Past continuous
I was defalcating
you were defalcating
he/she/it was defalcating
we were defalcating
you were defalcating
they were defalcating
Past perfect
I had defalcated
you had defalcated
he/she/it had defalcated
we had defalcated
you had defalcated
they had defalcated
Past perfect continuous
I had been defalcating
you had been defalcating
he/she/it had been defalcating
we had been defalcating
you had been defalcating
they had been defalcating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will defalcate
you will defalcate
he/she/it will defalcate
we will defalcate
you will defalcate
they will defalcate
Future continuous
I will be defalcating
you will be defalcating
he/she/it will be defalcating
we will be defalcating
you will be defalcating
they will be defalcating
Future perfect
I will have defalcated
you will have defalcated
he/she/it will have defalcated
we will have defalcated
you will have defalcated
they will have defalcated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been defalcating
you will have been defalcating
he/she/it will have been defalcating
we will have been defalcating
you will have been defalcating
they will have been defalcating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would defalcate
you would defalcate
he/she/it would defalcate
we would defalcate
you would defalcate
they would defalcate
Conditional continuous
I would be defalcating
you would be defalcating
he/she/it would be defalcating
we would be defalcating
you would be defalcating
they would be defalcating
Conditional perfect
I would have defalcate
you would have defalcate
he/she/it would have defalcate
we would have defalcate
you would have defalcate
they would have defalcate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been defalcating
you would have been defalcating
he/she/it would have been defalcating
we would have been defalcating
you would have been defalcating
they would have been defalcating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you defalcate
we let´s defalcate
you defalcate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to defalcate
Past participle
defalcated
Present Participle
defalcating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFALCATE


abdicate
ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt
advocate
ˈædvəˌkeɪt
allocate
ˈæləˌkeɪt
authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
bisulcate
baɪˈsʌlˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
complicate
ˈkɒmplɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
demarcate
ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt
domesticate
dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
educate
ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪt
eradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
fabricate
ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt
implicate
ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪt
inculcate
ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
intoxicate
ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt
lubricate
ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt
predicate
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFALCATE

deface
defaceable
defaced
defacement
defacer
defaecate
defaecation
defaecator
defalcation
defalcator
defamation
defamatorily
defamatory
defame
defamer
defang
defast
defaste
defat
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFALCATE

aguacate
applicate
birth certificate
cate
certificate
clearance certificate
delicate
duplicate
falcate
intricate
locate
multisulcate
relocate
silicate
sulcate
syndicate
triplicate
trisulcate
truncate
vacate

Synonyms and antonyms of defalcate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defalcate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFALCATE

Find out the translation of defalcate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defalcate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defalcate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挪用公款
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defalcate
570 millions of speakers

English

defalcate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defalcate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defalcate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defalcate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defalcate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধনাপহরণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defalcate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

veruntreuen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defalcate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defalcate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defalcate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biển thủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பணத்தைக் கையாடல் செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Defalcate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zimmete geçirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defalcare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defalcate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defalcate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sustragă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

καταχράται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verduisteren
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

defalcate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defalcate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defalcate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFALCATE»

The term «defalcate» is normally little used and occupies the 122.829 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFALCATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defalcate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defalcate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defalcate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFALCATE»

Discover the use of defalcate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defalcate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
To be a defalcation, a deficiency in money matters must be fraudulent, and it must be by someone put in trust of the money. For the pronunciation of defalcation, see defalcate i n). defalcator is the agent noun corresponding to defalcate — e.g.: ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Defalcate and peculate, the latter being slightly more common and referring to public moneys, are formal words that are neutral in color. Embezzle is the popular word that is more highly charged with negative connotations. See defalcation ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
The fifth Booie c/Troilus, fo). 191. And of himselfe imagined he oft To ben defatted , pale and woxen lesse Than he was wont. Id. Ib. fol. 188. DEFA'LK, ~) Fr. defalquer ; It. defalcate ; sub- Defa'lcate, >ttahete, q. d. Lat. defalcate, i. e. Defalcation.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
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Garner's Modern American Usage
LANGUAGE-CHANGE INDEX *deep-seeded for deep-seated: Stage 1 defalcate. A. And peculate; embezzle. These words are broadly synonymous, all three meaning “to misappropriate money in one's charge.” Defalcate and peculate, the  ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
DEFALCATE, v. t. [Fr. defalquer ; It. defalcate ; Sp. desfalcar ; Port, desfalcar; from L. defalco ; de aadfalco, from faix, a sickle.] To cut off; to take away or deduct a part; used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, &c. DEFALCATION, n.
Noah Webster, 1832
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
defalcate. deduce ill d ,u:\ - verb (deduced, deducing) to think out or judge on the basis of what one knows or assumes to be fact. 0) 1 5c: from DE- 1 + Latin ducere to lead. deducible /di'dsuisibal/ &-adj capable of being deduced. • deducibility ...
Allied
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Thesavrvs Lingvae Latinae Compendiarivs Or, A Compendious ...
To defalcate [prune] Defalco, 1. colluco. Defalcated [deduâed] Deduûua, fubtractus, cVtrartus, recifut. Defalcated [pruned] Defalcate. - л jbfalcatiu [ deduâion] Deduöio, 3. fub- duftio. A défalcation [pruning] Defalcatjo, 3, A defamation, Aliena ...
Robert Ainsworth, 1751
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Binns's justice: Digest of the laws and judicial decisions ...
7 Watts, 292, Justice's Jurisdiction to compel a Landlord to defalcate. 18. Skct. XX . The powers of justices of the peace shall extend to all cases of rent, not exceeding one hundred dollars, so far as to compel the landlord to defalcate (36) or ...
John Binns, Pennsylvania, 1840
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Canadian Bankruptcy/Insolvency and Companies’ Creditors ...
[39] The Shorter Oxford Dictionary defines the words "misappropriate", "defalcate" , and "defalcation" as follows: Misappropriate To appropriate to wrong uses; chiefly, to apply dishonestly to one's own use. So, misappropriation. Defalcate To cut ...
Lyndon Maither, B. Comm
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
DEFALCATE, to lop off,abate, deduct.(L.)See Trench, Select Glossary.Used as app.by Sir T.Elyot: 'yetbe nat these inanyparte defalcate oftheir condigne praises;' The Governour, b.ii.c. 10.—LateL. dēfalcāre [also diffalcāre, with prefix diffordis], ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFALCATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defalcate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let the Face Speak for Itself: Hard Features in 'The White Buffalo'
... when grizzled pioneers figuratively use “snaffle” (a double-barred bit for horses) as a verb or employ words like “defalcate” and “flummery” in ... «PopMatters, May 15»
2
April 30: Same-sex surrogacy
... organizational leaders are routinely held to the fire for misappropriating funds, Claims Conference leaders continue to defalcate with impunity ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Apr 15»
3
Nelson fraudster jailed for six years
... found the Mounts had breached their duties, including to act honestly in their dealings with the clients and not defalcate their money. He was ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
4
Area residents respond to law against feeding the homeless
“It is reported that hundreds of homeless come for these meals and take over the beach area and defalcate and urinate on and near their ... «Standard-Examiner, Nov 14»
5
RAJA Constanţa disponibilizează o treime din personalul companiei
"Sumele sunt defalcate astfel: 1,8 milioane de euro pentru administratorul executiv şi director general, 1,2 milioane de euro pentru ... «Ziarul Financiar, Oct 14»
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High-level IMG looking into functioning of MLM, NBFC, CIS
... for safeguarding against the recurrence of events wherein unregistered/unregulated entities defalcate the monies collected by these entities, ... «Economic Times, Feb 14»
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From 'a-ha' to 'zoinks': There's an interjection for everyone
When I recently read that Brad Shorr's “World's Hardest Vocabulary Test” includes words like “fugacious,” “defalcate” (evanescent) and ... «Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Jan 13»
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The case for salaried caesars
On the other hand, its different constituents have tried, as much as is possible, to defalcate public monies. The result has been that instead of a ... «Livemint, Sep 12»
9
Huguenot Hills Homeowners at risk while local developer, Young …
... that they allow these deadbeat enablers to latch onto available contracts, as few as their are, and then default, defalcate, do shoddy work. «Talk of the Sound, Mar 12»
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The Escalating Arms Race for Top Colleges
(When's the last time you encountered "abscission," "fugacious" or "defalcate"?) But at least this tutor knew what he was doing, unlike the ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 11»

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