Peculation: alternatives and connections

The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement.

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of Steal

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The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same;…

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The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.

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of Thieve

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The embezzlement of goods on shipboard.

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A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.

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To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.

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To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.

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A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

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The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his employer's; embezzlement o…

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A wrong application.

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Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.

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