defalcation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defalcation
Noun
  • For example, phishing click rates, credential misuse and browsing violations are behaviors that often lead to breaches.
    Masha Sedova, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • The report highlights countries like Brazil and Colombia for undermining patent rights through compulsory licensing misuse, unreasonable patentability standards and delays in granting or enforcing patents.
    Scott Suckow, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Here’s how Alcatraz earned its reputation Clarence and John’s last theft was of a tiny bank in Columbia, Alabama, the records show.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
  • Sharp had a history of several arrests in burglaries and thefts of catalytic converters, according to the warrant.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Today marks the start of a new era for SNAP—prioritizing work, career and technical education, and volunteering rather than idleness, excess spending, and misapplication of the law.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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