Depeculation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depeculation \De*pec`u*la"tion\, n. [L. depeculari, p. p.
     depeculatus, to rob. See {Peculate}.]
     A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.]
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           Depeculation of the public treasure.     --Hobbes.


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