peculation

noun

as in embezzlement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculation
  1. embezzlement
  2. graft
  3. larceny
  4. misappropriation
  5. robbery
  6. misapplication
  7. stealing
  8. thievery
Noun
  • The claim and counterclaim are among serious allegations – including of smear campaigns and embezzlement – aired in multiple court cases now swirling around the production of the Australian musical comedy.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • His wife died in July, and Porter was convicted the following year, and in March 1898, sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of embezzlement
Noun
  • This is the Micro Sapphire DHI, aiming for tighter graft placement and a natural hairline.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • For patients who need a larger number of grafts, the total price can become difficult to manage.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of graft
Noun
  • Both suspects now face additional charges, including 28 counts of payment card theft, larceny, identity theft and conspiracy.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Wayne White, 63, of Detroit, is charged with three counts of larceny by conversion ($20,000 or more), each a 10-year felony.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of larceny
Noun
  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Legal experts say Harper might have grounds to sue FanDuel for false endorsement, misappropriation and invasion of privacy.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of misappropriation
Noun
  • The museum’s Apollo Gallery is open to the public for the first time since the infamous daytime jewelry robbery last October, in which thieves snagged around $102 million worth of crown jewels and other treasures.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
  • Civilian Response Unit Specialist and Marine Corps veteran Edward Zapata was shot in the eye while responding to a robbery call.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • Leedberg-Snow pleaded guilty to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering, per the attorney general’s office.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Porter was charged with five felony counts of theft of service over $30,000 and one count of misapplication of a trust fund, which is a misdemeanor.
    — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2026
Definition of misapplication
Noun
  • Like the first book of the trilogy, this one unfolds entirely in dialogue—only instead of giving us a narrator whose hat was stolen, this story is narrated by the fish who did the stealing.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • Luke Locklear, 29, of Lumberton, is charged with felony conspiracy, and altering/stealing/destroying criminal evidence by taking it from the home and burning it, a warrant says.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • While some have suffered thievery before, they’ve typically been targeted by institutional or industry insiders.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Instead, this is a story of thievery.
    — Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Definition of thievery
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