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31Depeculation — De*pec u*la tion, n. [L. depeculari, p. p. depeculatus, to rob. See {Peculate}.] A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Depeculation of the public treasure. Hobbes. [1913 Webster] …
32peculation — noun see peculate …
33peculator — noun see peculate …
34peculation — See peculate. * * * …
35peku- — Wealth, movable property. Oldest form *pek̑u , becoming *peku in centum languages. 1. a. fellow, from Old Norse fē, property, cattle; b. fee, fief; enfeoff, feoffment, from Old French …
36swindle — index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), bilk, bunko, cheat, circumvent, deceive …
37deceive — de·ceive vb de·ceived, de·ceiv·ing vt: to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid vi: to practice deceit compare defraud, mislead Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
38defalcate — de·fal·cate /di fal ˌkāt, fȯl , dē ; de fəl ˌkāt/ vi cat·ed, cat·ing: to commit defalcation compare embezzle de·fal·ca·tor / ˌkā tər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
39embezzle — em·bez·zle /im be zəl/ vt em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling [Anglo French embeseiller to make away with, from en , prefix stressing completion + beseller to snatch, misappropriate, from Old French, to destroy]: to convert (property entrusted to one s… …
40appropriate criminally — index peculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
