peculation
- a word derived from peculate.
Example Sentences
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Moses deny'd the Charge of Peculation; and his Accusers were destitute of Proofs to support it; tho' Facts, if real, are in their Nature capable of Proof.
From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.
Peculation and lying and the basest intrigue was on every side of us, hunger for which there was no necessity, want in a land packed with everything.
From The Secret City by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
Peculation is carried on with railroad concessions on the Bourse by the initiated; but no capital is forthcoming for the railroads.
From Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by Marx, Karl
Peculation in Russia, indeed, assumed enormous proportions, but this was a crime towards which Peter did not manifest his usual severity.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
Besides, the Earl of Sandwich was openly accused, and, as far as circumstantial evidence goes, convicted of Peculation.
From Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century by Marx, Karl
