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Meaning of "defalcation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DEFALCATION

ˌdiːfælˈkeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFALCATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defalcation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFALCATION 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 defalcation in the English dictionary

The definition of defalcation in the dictionary is the act of misusing or misappropriating property or funds entrusted to one.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFALCATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of defalcation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEFALCATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «defalcation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «defalcation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFALCATION

Find out the translation of defalcation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of defalcation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defalcation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

亏空
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

desfalco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

defalcation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गबन
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الاختلاس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

растрата
278 millions of speakers
pt

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defalcation
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ধনাপহরণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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détournement de fonds
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Defalcation
190 millions of speakers
de

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Unterschlagung
180 millions of speakers
ja

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横領
130 millions of speakers
ko

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defalcation
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Defalcation
85 millions of speakers
vi

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defalcation
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

defalcation
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Defalcation
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

zimmete geçirilen miktar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

appropriazione indebita
65 millions of speakers
pl

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defalcation
50 millions of speakers
uk

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розтрата
40 millions of speakers
ro

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delapidare
30 millions of speakers
el

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υπεξαίρεση
15 millions of speakers
af

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verduistering
14 millions of speakers
sv

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defalcation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underslag begått
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFALCATION»

Discover the use of defalcation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defalcation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
By slipshod extension, some writers have misused defalcation when referring merely to a nonfraudulent default or to any failure to meet a duty. To be a defalcation, a deficiency in money matters must be fraudulent, and it must be by someone ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Commercial Banking in an Era of Deregulation
Defalcation and Theft Defalcation refers to the appropriation of bank funds by employees, whereas theft refers to such acts as forgery, burglary, and armed robbery performed by outsiders. Defalcation results from the continual exposure of ...
Emmanuel N. Roussakis, 1997
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Works
Howsoever the subject-matter of security be lessened, security itself will not be lessened, if by means of the defalcation made from the subject-matter, the probability of retaining what remains of it, be not lessened. By any such defalcation ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
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The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the ...
The first requires that nothing should be taken from any one ; the second is attained if no more is taken than is necessary for the preservation of the rest. This sacrifice is not an attack upon security; it is only a defalcation from it. An attack is an ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1838
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Canadian Bankruptcy/Insolvency and Creditors' Company ...
seems to me, the courts should avoid attempting to sweep into concepts such as " misappropriation" or "defalcation" B which in their ordinary meanings connote some element of wrong doing, improper conduct, or improper accounting B any ...
Lyndon Maither, B.Comm
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
A. My having deposited securities there to meet the first defalcation of Corwin. Q. At the time you made the arrangement aforesaid with Mr. Hicks, had you any knowledge that Corwin's first defalcation was paid? A. Mr. Hicks told me that ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1839
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Canadian Bankruptcy/Insolvency and Companies' Creditors ...
seems to me, the courts should avoid attempting to sweep into concepts such as " misappropriation" or "defalcation" B which in their ordinary meanings connote some element of wrong doing, improper conduct, or improper accounting B any ...
Lyndon Maither, 2014
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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
See defalcation, defalcator, embezzle & peculation. B. Pronunciation. Several pronunciation guides suggest that it is acceptable to stress this word on the first syllable: /def-al-kayt/ or /def-әl-kayt/. See, e.g., John B. Opdycke, Don't Say It: A ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
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Defence Of Usury: 3
1 Call the amount of money kept up on both these accounts in the shape of capital, onefourth part of the whole;-then will a defalcation, as above, from the mass of money by a defalcation to that amount from the quantity of bank paper issued ...
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(1) The Certifying Official will advise the Assistant Administrator, Finance Office by memorandum to establish a defalcation account. The memorandum must state the following information: (1) Employee's name (or former), (ii) Social Security ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFALCATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defalcation is used in the context of the following news items.
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MSW Firm Says Bad Publicity From Creditors' Suits Sparked Its …
[Fidelity] publicly backed the escrow accounts, the perpetrator of the defalcation was removed from the firm, and the firm was able to convince ... «Daily Report, Jul 15»
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3 directors of Ponzi scheme company sent to police custody
... brought from Nagpur on transit remand five days and produced before the Kalyani court following complaints of defalcation of Rs.700 crore. «The Statesman, Jul 15»
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Three directors of ponzi scheme company sent to police custody
... brought from Nagpur on transit remand five days and produced before the Kalyani court following complaints of defalcation of Rs 700 crore. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Nigerians protest for a 90% reduction in the budget
Compare, the entire 26 million population of Ghana survive on a budget of just $6 billion. This National Assembly, NASS defalcation is not only ... «News24 Nigeria, Jun 15»
5
Accused woman arrested found hiding in a wooden box
Luck ran out on a woman facing defalcation charge when she was caught hiding in a box in her house by the police during a four-hour search. «Business Standard, Jun 15»
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Why we demand 90% reduction in National Assembly budget, 100 …
Compare, the entire 26 million population of Ghana survive on a budget of just $6 billion. This National Assembly, NASS defalcation is not only ... «The Eagle Online, Jun 15»
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Seventh Circuit Says Violations Of Wisconsin's Theft-By-Contractor …
The only real question was whether Stoughton had proved defalcation—i.e., that Sveum acted intentionally, or at least recklessly, in diverting ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
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3rd Circ. Won't Revive Disbarred Atty's Bankruptcy
The panel agreed that Li was estopped from making claims that he didn't embezzle the money, affirming that he engaged in fraud or defalcation ... «Law360, Jun 15»
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October Research, LLC presents annual industry awards
... he also has been instrumental in educating title agents and underwriters on issues of fraud, defalcation, embezzlement and misappropriation ... «Dodd Frank Update, Jun 15»
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Panel Allows Marijuana Clinic to Pursue Ex-Lawyer in Bankruptcy
Following trial, the judge agreed that Beyries engaged in “fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity,” but ruled the doctrine of ... «Metropolitan News-Enterprise, Jun 15»
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