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depeculation

depeculation noun: robbery or embezzlement.

Noun

depeculation (countable and uncountable, plural depeculations)

  1. (obsolete) robbery or embezzlement.
    • depeculation of the public treasure1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

Forms of depeculation

pluraldepeculations

Origin of depeculation

From Latin depeculari, past participle depeculatus (“to rob”). See peculate.

Questions about depeculation

What does depeculation mean?
Depeculation means robbery or embezzlement.
What part of speech is depeculation?
Depeculation is a noun.
What is the plural of depeculation?
The plural of depeculation is depeculations.

Words near depeculation in the dictionary

  1. depeched
  2. depeches
  3. depeching
  4. depectible
  5. depectinization
  6. depeculation
  7. depeculations
  8. DepEd
  9. depeer
  10. depeered
  11. depeering

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