defalcation

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Noun
  • Business Taken together, the changes reflect a new emphasis at Meta in favor of more unrestrained speech and more rapidly updating its apps — a dismantling of various guardrails the company has enacted over the years to curb the misuse of its platforms.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 31 May 2025
  • Use large language models to analyze claims data and surface patterns in misuse, delays or preventable escalations.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • In addition to such legal setbacks, associations can also be forced into bankruptcy by significant financial mismanagement or theft, uncovered property damage, high rates of owner delinquencies, and the costs associated with inspections and repairs.
    Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
  • Police took the suspect into custody and charged him with burglary and theft.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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