defalcation

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Noun
  • However, enforcement of these regulations has been challenging due to the gas’s widespread availability and the difficulty in proving intent for misuse.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Historical misuse of Indigenous data by researchers has caused some tribes to issue moratoria against sharing their genetic data with researchers.
    Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Troopers were alerted to the theft when a wrong-way detection system alerted them to a driver going the wrong way on the I-84 West Exit 42 off-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Burglary/Breaking & Entering – The unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly were not expected to provide aid to Nazi Germany during WWII, yet there is a systematic double standard and misapplication of the law against the Jewish state.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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