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Definisjon av defalcation

Vi fant 5 definisjoner av defalcation på engelsk.

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Noun
defalcation - the sum of money that is misappropriated
defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
embezzlement, peculation, misapplication, misappropriation
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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Substantiv
defalcation - The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
defalcation - embezzlement.

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  • A defalcation is an amount of funds misappropriated by a person trusted with its charge; also, the act of misappropriation, or an instance thereof. The term is more specifically used by the United States Bankruptcy Code to describe a category of bad acts that taint a particular debt such that it cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. Defalcation occurs when a debtor commits a bad act while acting in a fiduciary capacity.

Substantiv

  • Entall: defalcation
  • Flertall: defalcations

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