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peculation Law Definition

n

  1. The fraudulent misuse of funds by one to whom they have been entrusted for purposes for which those funds were not intended,  especially the misuser’s own benefit.
  2. Embezzle-ment, especially when done by a public official.

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  1. ‹ peculate
  2. ‹ pectoral sandpiper
  3. ‹ pectoral girdle
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  6. ‹ pectinate
  7. ‹ pectin
  8. ‹ pectic acid
  9. ‹ pectic
  10. ‹ pecten
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