Associations to the word «Peculation»
Noun
- Bribery
- Extortion
- Oppression
- Bribe
- Hastings
- Lordship
- Fraud
- Falsehood
- Tyranny
- Corruption
- Plunder
- Theft
- Disgrace
- Treason
- Temptation
- Proof
- Lords
- Speculation
- Covenant
- Revenue
- Inquiry
- Accused
- Sum
- Sharpe
- Integrity
- Treasury
- Crime
- Expense
- Bengal
- Charge
- Servant
- Oath
- Everybody
- Punishment
- Consequence
- Money
- Instance
- Warren
- General
- Colonel
- Governor
- Fund
- Pound
- Opportunity
- Person
- Discovery
- Justice
- Official
- Purpose
- Rank
- Duty
- Vice
- Honor
- Kind
- Government
- Lieutenant
- Office
- Regard
- Lord
- But
- Parliament
- Prisoner
- Act
- Army
- Court
- Judge
- Master
- Cause
- Account
- Agent
- Paper
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PECULATION, noun. (legal) (chiefly historical) The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
Dictionary definition
PECULATION, noun. The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.