peculation in English dictionary

  • peculation

    Meanings and definitions of "peculation"

    • (law, chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
    • noun
      (law, chiefly historical)
      The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
    • The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
    • noun
      the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

    Synonyms of "peculation" in English dictionary

    defalcation, larceny, misapplication are the top synonyms of "peculation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of peculation

    • peculation ( plural  peculations)
    • peculation (plural peculations)
  • Peculation

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