peculation
noun[U]
LAWuk/ˌpekjʊˈleɪʃən/ustheactofillegallytaking or usingmoney,especiallypublicmoney, that you areresponsibleformanaging:
Thecabinetministeris beingheldonchargesof peculation ofgovernmentfunds.
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Unfortunately, he is now lingering in prison on certain charges ofpeculation.
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This is a useful provision which will provide for proper accounting and will also constitute a safeguard againstpeculation.
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With thirty-one boards of guardians you have thirty-one opportunities forpeculationand all kinds of misdemeanours.
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I did not mean dishonesty in the sense of personalpeculationbut in another sense.
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This must be a first: the only self-financing bribe in the history of politicalpeculation.
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In these circumstances it will be appreciated that dishonest non-commissioned officers have opportunities ofpeculationwith regard to articles which should be -returned to store.
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Let us imagine the case of a man who believes he has discovered somepeculationor grave impropriety in the operation of a nationalised industry in his neighbourhood.
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Some were accused ofpeculation.
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They also had greater opportunities forpeculationas provincial governors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hurlbut was suspected ofpeculationduring his term as department commander.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These elaborate inventories were checked and revised by each successive board of administrators, and gave the best possible security against any robbery orpeculation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Inevitably, there were instances of brutality, theft andpeculation, but the prevailing spirit was one of dignified patriotic protest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the chief instruments ofpeculationwas the court house, large sums appropriated for its construction finding their way into the pockets of the ring.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The reason for the dual administrative structure was to prevent excessive concentration of power in the hands of the governor, as well as to limit his opportunities forpeculation.
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