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defalcation

noun

Definition of defalcation

as in embezzlement

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Daniel Elie Bouaziz, who owned two galleries in Palm Beach County, had pleaded guilty to a single count of money laundering, while prosecutors agreed to drop 16 other counts related to fraud and embezzlement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, Horton pleaded guilty to wire fraud, embezzlement, and tax charges stemming from his time at District 65.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of embezzlement

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The accusations come amid broader criticism of Petro over alleged misuse of public funds, depletion of national budgets and drug trafficking.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Legal liability related to the misuse of AI models is under increasing scrutiny amid capability gains from frontier systems over the past year.

— Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of misuse

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To fund a baseball stadium with taxpayer dollars would be a gross misappropriation of taxpayer dollars that could be used to fix our congested roadways.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The pair have been charged with misappropriation, embezzlement and 40 counts of commercial bribery.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of misappropriation

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The charges against Strange arose after studio employees alerted the FBI of the theft in January 2025, alleging the unfinished releases were shared to a number of online platforms.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The economic impact of business vandalism in France extends the economic consequences of retail theft.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of theft

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The Fifth Down Game There was a time when Missouri and Colorado were Big Eight foes, and the fifth down in 1990 remains the most infamous misapplication of justice in the history of college football.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Leedberg-Snow pleaded guilty to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering, per the attorney general’s office.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of misapplication

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