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What is the noun for defalcation?

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defalcation
  1. (law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
  2. embezzlement
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The sum is claimed to be just under a million dollars and the method of the alleged defalcation was simple.”
      “Moreover, defalcation often occurred in large-scale enterprises because of the complete lack of internal control.”
      “Year after year of defalcation, the Liberals failed to deliver to aboriginal people.”
defalcations
  1. plural of defalcation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “As the firm did not maintain any regular audits, the clerk's defalcations remained undetected for a long time.”
      “The investigation of some recent cases of defalcations has put the fear of a criminal investigation in their minds.”
      “He was aware or ought to have been aware of such defalcations.”
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