embezzlement vs defalcation

embezzlement and defalcation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embezzlement	Yes	No	No	No
defalcation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embezzlement and defalcation are synonyms defined as:

embezzlement and defalcation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Other synonyms of embezzlement include misapplication, misappropriation, peculation.

embezzlement (noun)	defalcation (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
	the sum of money that is misappropriated