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

Thirty-two West Virginians, including a former Governor and other notables, were indicted last week for assorted acts of malfeasance and peculation.

From Time Magazine Archive

When William Marcy Tweed bossed Tammany Hall and New York City, political livelihoods were made by out-&-out peculation.

From Time Magazine Archive

I said, more to sound him than for information, for this was one of the most favoured forms of peculation in the colonies.

From The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec by McIlwraith, Jean Newton