🔄 Synonyms of "Peculation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| embezzlementnoun | (law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. |
| misappropriationnoun | The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care. |
| defalcationnoun | Embezzlement. |
| misapplicationnoun | The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peculation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| embezzlementnoun | (law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. |
| misappropriationnoun | The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care. |
| defalcationnoun | Embezzlement. |
| misapplicationnoun | The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. |
| misspeculationnoun | An instance of misspeculating. |
| abstractionnoun | The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. |
| cappabarnoun | (nautical, obsolete) a misappropriation of government property; embezzlement or fraud carried out in the management of a ship. |
| usurpationnoun | The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority. |
| stealingverb | (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft. |
| malappropriationnoun | misappropriation |
| imbezlementnoun | Obsolete form of embezzlement. [(law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.] |
| pickingverb | The act of making a choice; selection. |
| spoliationnoun | (by extension) (law) (uncountable) The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value. |
| pocketingverb | The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined). |
| impropriationnoun | The act of impropriating; putting an ecclesiastical benefice or tithes in the hands of a layman, or lay corporation. |
| filcherynoun | Theft. |
| purloinmentnoun | The act of purloining; theft |
| theftnoun | The act of stealing property. |
| purloiningnoun | theft |
| exploitationnoun | The improper use of something for selfish purposes. |
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