DEFALCATE
De*fal"cate, v. i.
Defn: To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. "Some partner defalcating, or the like." Carlyle.
DEFALCATION
De`fal*ca"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defalcatio: cf. F. défalcation.]
1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set-off. Abbott.
2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
DEFALCATOR
Def"al*ca`tor, n.
Defn: A defaulter or embezzler. [Modern]
DEFALK
De*falk", v. t. Etym: [F. défalquer. See Defalcate.]
Defn: To lop off; to bate. [Obs.] B. Jonson.