English dictionary
peculation
/,p/E/k/j//@/'l/eI/sh/@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement.
Source: webster1913