defalcation

Noun
  1. The sum of money that is misappropriated (synset 113294761)
    is a type of: amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money
  2. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else (synset 100778229)
    is a type of: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    subtypes:
    • raid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
    • plunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
    same as: embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation

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