peculation

Noun

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).

Synonyms

defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation

Scrabble Score: 14

peculation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
peculation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peculation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

peculation is a valid Words With Friends word