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
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.