Crossword-Solution: PECULATION
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Peculation | n. | The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PECULATION | anagram | UNPOETICAL |
We have 4 clues for the answer “PECULATION”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Anagram for unpoetical | 1 answer |
| Common inside crime. | 1 answer |
| Conjecture becomes embezzlement | 1 answer |
| embezzlement | 64 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with PECULATION (5)
And highwaymen attack his coach! I would give L50 to have witnessed this usurer's arrival at Denton Honor in his underclothes! and to have seen his monkey-like grimaces when he learned that Honoria and I were already across the Channel!" "You robbed him, though----" "Indeed, for beginners at peculation we did not do so badly.
Nothing was more common in Rome than charges of peculation, extortion, embezzlement, and brigandage, carried on in the provinces at the head of armies, and in other public capacities.
They scrupled not to tax him with gross peculation, and exhibited articles of impeachment against him, which became the subject of elaborate investigation, the result of which is matter of history.
Long dark eyelashes, now—what can be more exquisite? I find it impossible not to expect some depth of soul behind a deep grey eye with a long dark eyelash, in spite of an experience which has shown me that they may go along with deceit, peculation, and stupidity.
The promulgation of the edict constituting this court caused a degree of consternation among those principally concerned which can only be accounted for on the supposition that their peculation had been enormous.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1969–1989).