Associations to the word «Peculation»
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
However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?