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Definition of peculation:
(n) :
the wrongful appropriation of shared or public property, especially by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property; in the law, embezzlement of public or government property
"1989: She considered herself engaged to be married to a Scotch propaganda officer who had been dismissed for peculation and gone home to sell cars. -- Anthony Burgess, The Devil's Mode"
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Definition of peculation:
(n) :
the wrongful appropriation of shared or public property, especially by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property; in the law, embezzlement of public or government property
"1989: She considered herself engaged to be married to a Scotch propaganda officer who had been dismissed for peculation and gone home to sell cars. -- Anthony Burgess, The Devil's Mode"
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