n. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
The discovery of the peculation led to her arrest.
The discovery of the peculation led to her arrest.
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embezzlement; defalcation; misappropriation
reimbursement
4 syllables
pec-u-la-tion
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