Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-FAL-CA'TION
DE-FAL-CA'TION, n.
- The act of cutting off, or deducting a part; deduction; diminution; abatement; as, let him have the amount of his rent without defalcation.
- That which is cut off; as, this loss is a defalcation from the revenue.
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