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defalcation
noun as in bankruptcy
noun as in deficiency
noun as in deficit
noun as in embezzlement
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noun as in inadequacy
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noun as in scantiness
noun as in scantness
noun as in scarceness
noun as in shortage
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Example Sentences
"They're not so frequent as defalcation with us, quite—especially birth," suggested Bellingham.
But I will never suffer the sacred name of economy to be bestowed upon arbitrary defalcation of charge.
Because of the defalcation of her lawyer, she is in financial straits.
His cashier, who is secretly engaged to marry Miss Van Gorder's niece, is suspected of the defalcation and is a fugitive.
First, diversion of the public funds to his own use,—embezzlement or defalcation we should call it.
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On this page you'll find 345 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defalcation, such as: default, disaster, failure, insolvency, liquidation, and loss.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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