peculate
verb (used with or without object)
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
peculation
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a word derived from
peculate.
Example Sentences
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“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression,” he said, according to the minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
The peculation stems from military involvement in everything from Panama's legalized gambling to kickbacks involving government agencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
One spur to Colino's peculation was his authority to spend up to $500,000 without consulting Intelsat's board.
From Time Magazine Archive
The money went into the pockets of the Admiralty clerks and paymasters, who thrived on wholesale and shameless peculation.
From The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
