defalcate: [15] Defalcate comes from medieval Latin dēfalcāre ‘cut off’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē- ‘off’ and falx ‘sickle’ (source of French faux ‘scythe’). At first it meant simply ‘deduct’ in English; the modern legal sense ‘embezzle’ did not develop until the 19th century.
defalcate (v.)
1530s, "to lop off," from Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare (see defalcation). Modern scientific use dates from 1808.
实用例句
1. He has defalcate with $50000 of the firm's money.
他盗用了公司5万美金的公款。
来自辞典例句
2. Lately, some large brand real estate agency corporations defalcate clients funds and break out fund sandal.
