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  • n  the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

  • What if he then confessed his peculation to the bank president, tendering his check for the stolen sum, plus interest, and showing by his bank book that he was an important .
  • The peculation stems from military involvement in everything from Panama's legalized gambling to kickbacks involving government agencies.
  • Thirty-two West Virginians, including a former Governor and other notables, were indicted last week for assorted acts of malfeasance and peculation.
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  • Billy Davies in Sportinglife.com
    Davies said: "After the play-off final there was some peculation about me leaving the club but that was mischief making. It was flattering to be linked with other clubs but it was off-putting as well, because my focus was on evolving Derby County...

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