defalcation

n : the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted

to your care but actually owned by someone else [syn: {embezzlement},

{peculation}, {misapplication}, {misappropriation}]

evaluation

1. Converting an expression into a value using

some {reduction strategy}.

2. The process of examining a system or system component to

determine the extent to which specified properties are

present.

(1996-05-13)