peculation

pec·u·late

P0142400 (pĕk′yə-lāt′)tr. & intr.v. pec·u·lat·ed, pec·u·lat·ing, pec·u·lates To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.

[Latin pecūlārī, pecūlāt-, from pecūlium, private property; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]

pec′u·la′tion n.pec′u·la′tor n.

peculation

embezzlement. — peculator, n.See also: Theft

embezzlement.See also: Crime

Thesaurus

Noun

peculation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone elseembezzlement, misappropriation, defalcation, misapplicationraid - an attempt by speculators to defraud investorsplunderage - the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

Translations

peculato

Peculation

Related to Peculation: Percolation test

Peculation

The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the government property entrusted to the care of the depository; the fraudulent diversion to an individual's personal use of money or goods entrusted to that person's care.

peculation

n. misappropriation of public (government) funds or property. (See: misappropriation)

PECULATION, civil law. The unlawful appropriation by a depositary of public funds, of the property of the government entrusted to his care, to his own use or that of others. Domat, Suppl. au Droit Public, liv. 3, tit. 5.

peculation

Related to peculation: Percolation test

noun

Synonyms for peculation

noun the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Synonyms

embezzlement
misappropriation
defalcation
misapplication

Related Words

raid
plunderage
larceny
stealing
theft
thievery
thieving