| NOUN | possession | defalcation | the sum of money that is misappropriated |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | defalcation, embezzlement, peculation, misapplication, misappropriation | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| Meaning | The sum of money that is misappropriated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money | A quantity of money |
| Meaning | The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. | |
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| Synonyms | embezzlement, peculation, misapplication, misappropriation | |
| Narrower | plunderage | The act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) |
| raid | An attempt by speculators to defraud investors | |
| Broader | larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
| Spanish | apropiación indebida, apropiación, desfalco, malversación, peculado | |
| Catalan | desfalcament, desfalc, malversació | |
| Verbs | defalcate | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
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