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peculation

/pɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/

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From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).

noun peculations

countable, historical, uncountable The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property. [The Chief Magistrate] might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression.

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@misc{peculation_2026,
  title = {peculation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peculation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}