peculation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
peculation
n.
embezzlement, stealing
Embezzlement
Embezzlement is an act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of
conversion (
theft) of such assets, by one or more persons to whom the assets were entrusted, either to be held or to be used for specific purposes. Embezzlement is a type of financial
fraud, e.g. a
lawyer might embezzle funds from the trust accounts of his or her clients; a
financial advisor might embezzle the funds of investors; and a husband or a wife might embezzle funds from a bank account jointly held with the
spouse.
peculation
Noun
1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
(synonym) embezzlement, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation
(hypernym) larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
(hyponym) raid
(derivation) embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
Peculation
(n.)
The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
peculation
n.
غبن, خرد برد, امانت ميں خيانت, تصرف ناجائز, تغلب
