Definition of DEFALK in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEFALK
To set off one claim against another; to deduct a debt due to one from a debt which one owes. Johnson v. Signal Co., 57 N.J.Eq. 79, 40 A. 193; Burris v. Boone, 4 Boyce, Del., 148, 86 A. 730. This verb corresponds only to the second meaning of "defalcation" as given above; a public officer or trustee who misappropriates or embezzles funds in his hands is not said to "defalk."
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