peculation

Significat (Anglès)

The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.

Conceptes

robatori

malversació

desfalc

furt

desfalcament

Sinònims

embezzlement

misappropriation

defalcation

thievery

misapplication

graft

intemperance

larceny

malpractice

malversation

pilferage

rip-off

shoplifting

stealing

theft

thieving

breaking and entering

abuse

embezzlement of public funds

Empty Quiver

thiefdom

break-in

purloinment

burglary

despoilment

estrangement

fraud

Traduccions

Unterschlagung

appropriazione indebita

peculato

détournement

malversation

κατάχρηση

vol

✈️

Raub

سلب

υπεξαίρεση

κλοπή

Plünderung

Aufriß

voler

Diebstahl

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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