defalcated

Meanings

• Verb

  To embezzle or misappropriate funds; to defraud or cheat.

  - "The accountant was found to have defalcated company funds."
  - "The politician was accused of defalcating public funds."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with defalcated
decalcated , recapitulated , collocated

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Variants

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defalcate , defalcated , defalcates , defalcating , defalcator , defalcators

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to fail in one's duty', defalcated comes from the Latin word 'defalcatus', which means 'fallen from'. The financial meaning of the word emerged in the 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'defalcation' is most commonly used in the context of financial crimes, but it can also be used more broadly to refer to any act of failing in one's duty or responsibility.

2. The word 'defalcated' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more likely to be found in formal or legal contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. embezzlement: The act of taking and using someone else's property for one's own benefit, especially by a person to whom it has been entrusted.

2. fraud: An intentional deception or misrepresentation made by someone to gain an advantage or to deny a right to someone else.

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Culture

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Defalcation has been a topic of interest in various forms of literature, particularly in works dealing with finance, business, and politics. It has been depicted as a moral failing and a betrayal of trust.

How to Memorize "defalcated"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person in a position of trust, such as an accountant or a politician, taking money that doesn't belong to them and hiding it from others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of betrayal or deceit.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: D (Defraud), E (Embezzle), F (Fail in one's duty)

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