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de  falso  moneta  (dee  fal-soh  orfawl-soh  mah-nee-t<<schwa>>),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  false money”]  Hist.  The  statute  of  Edward  I  providing  that  persons  importing  certain  coins  (called “pollards” and “crokards”) would forfeit both their goods and their lives.[Blacks Law 8th]

de  falso  judicio  (dee  fal-soh  orfawl-soh  joo-dish-ee-oh),  n.[Law Latin  “of  false judgment”] Hist. A writ of false judgment; a writ to reverse an inferior court’s ruling. [Blacks Law 8th]

defalk (di-fawlk), vb. Archaic. To deduct (a debt); to set off (a claim). [Blacks Law 8th]

defalcation  (dee-fal-kay-sh<<schwa>>n),  n.1.EMBEZZLEMENT.  2.  Loosely,  the  failure  to meet  an  obligation;  a  nonfraudulent  default.  3.Archaic.  A  deduction;  a  setoff.  —  defalcate (di-fal-kayt or dee-), vb. — defalcator,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto taking.See TAKING(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto stepparent adoption.See second-parent adoption under ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto segregation.See SEGREGATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto parent.See PARENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto officer.See officer de facto under OFFICER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

de facto mother.See de facto parent under PARENT. [Blacks Law 8th]