peculation
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“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression,” he said, according to the minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
“He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
Ingenious, porcine Howard Hopson, charged with milking his now bankrupt $1,000,000,000 Associated Gas & Electric system of $20,000,000 in the biggest utility peculation of all time, went on trial for mail fraud and conspiracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The peculation stems from military involvement in everything from Panama's legalized gambling to kickbacks involving government agencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Speculation and peculation had rolled their dark waves over the public business of the nation—to do justice to all who presented claims was a problematical matter.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
