de·fal·ca·tion /ˌdiˌfælˈkeʃən, ˌdiˌfɔl, dɪ; ˌdɛfəl-/
挪用公款,虧空,虧空額
De·fal·ca·tion n.
1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.
2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement.
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defalcation
n 1: the sum of money that is misappropriated
2: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted
to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: embezzlement,
peculation, misapplication, misappropriation]