peculation

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
• Syn:
embezzlement, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation
• Derivationally related forms:
misappropriate (for: misappropriation), defalcate (for: defalcation), peculate, embezzle (for: embezzlement)
• Hypernyms:
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
• Hyponyms:
raid, plunderage

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  embezzlement, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation