peculation.
The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
Meaning & usage
The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
Where this word comes from
From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).
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