peculation
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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
What if he then confessed his peculation to the bank president, tendering his check for the stolen sum, plus interest, and showing by his bank book that he was an important depositor?
From Time Magazine Archive
When William Marcy Tweed bossed Tammany Hall and New York City, political livelihoods were made by out-&-out peculation.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is at such times that peculation stalks abroad at noon day with hideous form and unblushing impudence.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
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