misappropriation vs defalcation

misappropriation and defalcation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, misappropriation and defalcation are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of misappropriation include embezzlement, misapplication, peculation.

misappropriation (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
wrongful borrowing	the sum of money that is misappropriated