DEFALCATION, . noun 1. The act of cutting off, or deducting a part; deduction; diminution; abatement; as, let him have the amount of his rent without defalcation 2. That which is cut off; as, this loss is a defalcation from the revenue.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI