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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
peculation /pɛkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
▶noun formal the embezzlement of public funds.
– derivatives
peculate verb,
peculator noun.
peculate verb,
peculator noun.
– origin C17: from L. peculat-, peculari ‘peculate’.
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