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defalcation

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Definition of defalcation

as in embezzlement

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McCauley pled guilty to 27 counts of larceny, three counts of forgery and one count of embezzlement.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
An exorbitant Costco egg order at Monterey school cracked open a ‘disgusting’ embezzlement scheme, police say.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of embezzlement

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This includes deliberate misuse by bad actors for cyberattacks, and also situations where humans lose control of advanced AI systems.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
While the technology is clearly highly useful to law enforcement, safeguards against its misuse must be put into place.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of misuse

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Waldrop is facing felony charges in Parker County for misappropriation of funds and theft.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of misappropriation

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Garcia has a criminal history going back 20 years, including charges of assault, car theft, felony menacing and more.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
The Cybertruck was a car built for the paranoid fantasies that have gripped so much of a country destabilized by generations of economic theft.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 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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