Antonyms for peculation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pek-yuh-leyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛk yəˌleɪt

Definition of peculation

Origin : 1650s, noun of action from Latin peculari (see peculate).

As in theft : noun stealing
As in embezzlement : noun stealing money, often from employer
As in graft : noun payoff for fraud

Example sentences :

A striking instance of their peculation appeared in a circumstance that was connected with the British Embassy.
Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow

Peculation, bankruptcy, and mutiny had done their work at last.
Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley

She replied that if his Highness's presents were accounted to her as peculation, she had been guilty.
Extract from : « A German Pompadour » by Marie Hay

Torreno is the ablest man, but he has injured his character by peculation.
Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs » by Charles C. F. Greville

There was waste, of course, as well as injustice and peculation.
Extract from : « The War With Mexico, Volume II (of 2) » by Justin H. Smith

Mismanagement and peculation had been as rife there as in Bengal.
Extract from : « A History of England, Period III. » by Rev. J. Franck Bright

Specific charges of peculation and wrong management are frequent.
Extract from : « The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 » by Various

Bribery was the instrument of government, and peculation its reward.
Extract from : « Science and Education » by Thomas H. Huxley

They have no compunction about robbing their government by peculation, but treachery is not their mtier.
Extract from : « Command » by William McFee

But this reign of peculation and oppression was fast drawing to a close.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 2 of 2) » by George Warburton

Synonyms for peculation

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019