defalcation

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Late 15th century, from Medieval Latin dēfalcātiōnem, accusative singular of dēfalcātiō (literally cutting off, lopping off with a sickle), nominalization of dēfalcō, from Latin  (off) + falx (sickle, scythe, pruning hook)[1], from which also English falcate (sickle-shaped).

Surface analysis is defalcate +‎ -tion (the act of).

[edit] Noun

defalcation (plural defalcations)

  1. (law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
  2. embezzlement

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

  1. ^defalcation” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages