| 单词 | defalcation |
| 释义 | defalcation noun[U] uk/ˌdiːfælˈkeɪʃən/usLAW the taking orillegaluse ofmoneyby someone who hasresponsibilityfor it, such as acompanyorgovernmentofficial: Ourofficerepresentstitleinsuranceagentsandothersaccusedof defalcation andfraud. See also embezzlement defalcateverb[T] They were notsuccessfulintheirsearchfor the defalcatedcash. defalcatornoun[C] Examplesofdefalcationdefalcation I, frankly, can attribute no importance to the defalcations, deplorable as they are, of a cashier and certain irregularities in the accounts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A fruitful cause of defalcations is that there are too many solicitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have £16 million-worth of assets and, to the best of our knowledge and belief, there have never been any losses or defalcations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For 60 years their labour is to be mortgaged to make good the admitted defalcations of dishonest politicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not as though penalties were necessary because of some deliberatedefalcation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They both deal with the scandal of solicitors' defalcations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The district auditor discovered serious defalcations on the part of the late assistant overseer, and the latter has since been convicted of forgery and embezzlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously, there is no relation between the amount of money going through a solicitor's clients' account and the possibility, shall we say, ofdefalcation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No amounts have been paid up to the present in consequence of defalcations, but several small claims have been received from approved societies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We ought not to over-emphasise the defalcations which take place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One would have imagined that the rate afterdefalcationwould have been greater than the rate in the first case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To take the moneys and apply them in any other way is a serious form ofdefalcation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The powers extend; but how widely do they extend and to how many different forms of alleged taxdefalcationortax avoidance? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not actually in the ordinary run of business that the one-off majordefalcationthat cause the trouble in these matters arise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, ten of the managers appeared in court and were convicted of minor defalcations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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