peculation

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Besides, the Earl of Sandwich was openly accused, and, as far as circumstantial evidence goes, convicted of Peculation.

From Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century by Marx, Karl

Dock-yards, on the Plunder and Peculation therein, 249-287 —— Fees to Officers one source of the Evil, 251 —— Frauds in receiving, detaining, and selling Stores, 253-259 —— The Perquisite of Chips, 256, 257, n.

From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick

Peculation is carried on with railroad concessions on the Bourse by the initiated; but no capital is forthcoming for the railroads.

From Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by Marx, Karl

Moses deny'd the Charge of Peculation; and his Accusers were destitute of Proofs to support it; tho' Facts, if real, are in their Nature capable of Proof.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

Peculation is reduced to a science, and is practiced from the highest to the lowest official sent out by the home government.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray