Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defalcation

2 senses of defalcation

Sense 1
defalcation -- (the sum of money that is misappropriated)
       => sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money -- (a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")

Sense 2
embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation -- (the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else)
       => larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")