Defalcating

/dɪˈfælkeɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of defalcate; currently stealing or embezzling money that has been entrusted to your care.

Etymology

Present participle formation of 'defalcate' using '-ing'. The progressive tense emphasizes the ongoing nature of the financial crime, from the Latin root meaning to cut away or subtract.

Kelly Says

The '-ing' form 'defalcating' is often used in legal documents describing ongoing fraud: 'the defendant, while defalcating funds, also falsified records'—it captures both the crime and its active continuation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ አስገድ
men-ged as-ged
ARالعربية
السرقة
al-sirqa
BNবাংলা
দুর্নীতি
dur-nee-tee
CACatalà
defalcar
deh-fal-kar
CSČeština
podvod
po-d-vod
DADansk
bedrager
be-drae-ger
DEDeutsch
defalquierend
deh-fal-kee-er-ent
ELΕλληνικά
απάτη
ah-pa-tee
ESEspañol
defalcar
deh-fal-kar
FAفارسی
اختلاس
e-kht-las
FISuomi
peto
peh-toh
FRFrançais
défalquant
deh-fal-kan
GUGU
ખાતમાંથી રૂપિયા ચોરી
khaat-maan-thee roo-piya cho-ree
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
הונאה
ho-nah
HIहिन्दी
चोरी
cho-ree
HUMagyar
zsarnokolás
tsar-no-kol-ash
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencuri
men-cu-ree
IGIG
ịgba ọnọ
ee-gba on-oh
ITItaliano
defalcando
deh-fal-kan-doh
JA日本語
横領
こうりょう
KKKK
злопотреблен
zlop-o-treb-len
KMKM
ប្ដេជា
b-te-chea
KO한국어
횡령
hyeongnyeong
MRMR
चोरी
cho-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
penggelapan
peng-gel-ah-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ့ ငွေ ဆုတ်ယူခြင်း
pyi-thoo-ht ngwe su-kye-u-khin
NLNederlands
defalquerend
deh-fal-ker-ent
NONorsk
bedrager
be-drae-ger
PAPA
ਗੁ覽
gun
PLPolski
defraudacja
deh-fraud-ah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
defalcando
deh-fal-kan-doh
RORomână
frauda
fraw-dah
RUРусский
хищение
khis-te-tsee-ya
SVSvenska
bedräger
be-drae-ger
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zee-bah
TAதமிழ்
பணம் திருட்டு
panam thi-ru-ttu
TEతెలుగు
ద్రోహం
dro-ham
THไทย
ฉ้อโกง
cha-o-kong
TLTL
pagnanakaw
pa-gna-nak-aw
TRTürkçe
yönetimsiz
yo-neh-tim-siz
UKУкраїнська
зловживання
zlov-zhy-vannya
URاردو
غیرقانونی
ghair-qanooni
VITiếng Việt
lạm dụng
lam-dung
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
挪用公款
nuó yòng gōng kuǎn
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la

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