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Meanings of peculation in English
Portuguese
apropriação Catalan
desfalcament The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
Usage of peculation in English
1
Treasurer Norris was constantly accused by Leicester and Sidney of gross peculation.
2
The ministers guilty of peculation seek, O Bharata, to slay such informants.
3
And then, too, she had referred again to her sin of peculation.
4
There had been no fraud; no robbery; no purpose of peculation.
5
Scandals in his Department gave rise to sweeping charges of peculation.
6
Who derives the benefit of peculation I am unable to state.
7
Eiran, to do him justice, is not a graduate in peculation.
8
The necessity which arises from dissipation, can never be urged to excuse peculation.
9
Indeed, for beginners at peculation we did not do so badly.
10
Tricks, peculation, obstinacies, vanities-afterthis war men will still be men.
11
I was not detected in the first peculation; this encouraged me to take more.
12
The establishment now became a scene of confusion and peculation.
13
Bribery was the instrument of government, and peculation its reward.
14
This, then, was one of the results of such peculation.
15
But it was strongly rumoured that there had been foul play, peculation, even forgery.
16
Within three weeks the host was a prisoner of State, accused of peculation in office.
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