defalcate
/ˈdiːfælkeɪt/verb
with obj.
- formal embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted)〈正式〉挪用（公款）, 贪污（公款）：
the officials were charged with defalcating government money.
那些官员被指控犯有挪用政府款项罪。
派生词
defalcation
noundefalcator
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'deduct， subtract'）： from medieval Latin defalcat- 'lopped'， from the verb defalcare, from de- 'away from， off'+Latin falx, falc- 'sickle'.