English to Frisian Meaning of peculate - peculate

Peculate :

peculate

verb

Peculate :: peculatePeculated :: peculatedPeculates :: peculatesPeculating :: peculating

← Pectoral

peculation →

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Definitions of peculate in English

Verb(1) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care

Examples of peculate in English

(1) Dishonesty, thievery, and peculation pervade the public sector.(2) Salacious in a grubby way; even in his peculations there was no magnificence.(3) In any army there can be found corruption and peculation .(4) He obtained his discharge, brought an accusation of peculation against some of his former officers, and in 1792 retired, first to France then to America, to avoid prosecution.(5) Whether royal servants consistently made fortunes from fees and peculation seems doubtful.

Related Phrases of peculate

Related Phrases of peculate

Synonyms

Verb

1. misappropriate ::

misappropriate

2. embezzle ::

embezzle

3. defalcate ::

defalcate

Different Forms

peculate, peculated, peculates, peculating

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