noun
peculation
Peculation (noun) means the wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
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The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
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Etymology
From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).
Rhymes for peculation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
abortion
abrasion
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
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What is the meaning of peculation?
"peculation" (noun) means the wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.