peculation

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Noun peculation has 1 sense

embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
--₁ is a kind of larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
--₁ has particulars: raid; plunderage
Derived form: verb peculate₁

pectoralis major pectoralis minor pectus pectus cavum peculair pecular pecularity peculate peculation peculator peculerarity peculiar peculiar prenominal peculiar velocity peculiarities peculiarity peculiarly

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