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
Thirty-two West Virginians, including a former Governor and other notables, were indicted last week for assorted acts of malfeasance and peculation.
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 was stated that the official is cruelly paid for his labour, and M. Michelet further hints, that peculation is but too often the grievous consequence.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various
