peculation
Example Sentences
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“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression,” he said, according to the minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
In many cases the institutions also succumbed to old-fashioned peculation.
From Time Magazine Archive
One spur to Colino's peculation was his authority to spend up to $500,000 without consulting Intelsat's board.
From Time Magazine Archive
Speculation and peculation had rolled their dark waves over the public business of the nation—to do justice to all who presented claims was a problematical matter.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
