DEFALCATION Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word defalcation. (close relations)
Definition of DEFALCATION
Best Alternative Words for DEFALCATION
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embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
misappropriation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else • wrongful borrowing | ||||||||
peculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
appropriation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||||
cheating | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||||
diversion | ||||||||
noun • an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) • an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
pilferage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of stealing small amounts or small articles | ||||||||
theft | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
misapplication | nounn | |||||||
noun • wrong use or application • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |