defalcation

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Noun
  • While e-scooters and e-bikes offer convenient transportation, their misuse and lack of dedicated infrastructure contribute to accidents.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Transparency—through your own standards and external regulations such as HIPAA—can prevent data misuse. 3.
    Salman Shahid, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Vehicle break-in/theft, 2700 block Magnolia Ave., 3:45 a.m. • Vehicle break-in/theft, 3100 block Mission Blvd., 10:30 a.m. • Misdemeanor disorderly conduct: alcohol, 1800 block Garnet Ave., 3:52 p.m.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • These conspiracy theorists have participated in the theft of a mother's joy.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Coming back to the implications of the Supreme Court verdict, regulatory agencies will now be able to have more effective rulemaking without the constant shadow of cascading lawsuits that are predicated on a misapplication of the precautionary principle.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The Importance Of Proper Legal Analysis Some recent discussions that have speculated on the Pope's potential U.S. tax obligations, seem to have a misunderstanding or misapplication of the relevant legal frameworks.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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