peculation

peculation (pek-y[schwa]-lay-sh[schwa]n), n. Embezzlement, esp. by a public official. Cf. DEPECULATION. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 121. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees §§ 329–334.] — peculate (pek-y[schwa]-layt), vb. — peculative (pek-y[schwa]-l[schwa]-tiv), adj. — peculator (pek-y[schwa]-lay-t[schwa]r), n.

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