peculation

noun

Definition of peculationnext
as in embezzlement

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  1. graft
  2. larceny
  3. robbery
  4. misapplication
  5. thievery
Noun
  • Surgery Day: Performed under local anaesthesia, the procedure can take several hours depending on the number of grafts.
    William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the early 2000s, is the biggest name to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on rampant graft in China’s professional soccer league.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of graft
Noun
  • Mangum was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of larceny in March 2011.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Troopers responded to a business on Providence Turnpike in Brooklyn around 5:20 a.m. on the report of an active larceny involving individuals in a white van with New Jersey license plates allegedly taking cooking oil from local restaurants, according to Connecticut State Police.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of larceny
Noun
  • Readers of the book, which is back in print (with a new title) after three decades off the shelves, will note the film’s fidelity to life, particularly in the robbery and heist scenes.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • As Husk investigates the apparent activities of The Order nearby, the connections between the robberies and The Order’s activities tighten.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • This appears to be no more complicated than an application (perhaps a misapplication) of human courtesies to the canine world.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of misapplication
Noun
  • Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.
    Matvii Diadkov, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of thievery
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