peculation
English Thesaurus
1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | raid, |
| definition | : | an attempt by speculators to defraud investors (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | plunderage, |
| definition | : | the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, |
| definition | : | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, |
| definition | : | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use (verb.possession) |
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