01 v. i. To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.
imp. & p. p.
Peculated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Peculating
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To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.“An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating despotism.” — Burke.