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peculation Definition


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peculate (formal)
verb
    tr & intr
    peculated, peculating
    1. To appropriate something dishonestly for one's own use; to pilfer; to embezzle.
Derivative: peculation
noun
    Derivative: peculator
    noun
      Etymology: 18c: from Latin peculari, peculatus, from peculium private property; compare peculiar.



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