"Peculating" is a word in ENGLISH

One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent; particularly, one who fails to account for public money intrusted to …

One who defrauds; a cheat; an embezzler; a peculator.

The chirography of a person; the cast or form of writlng pecul-lar to a person, including the size, shape, and …

See Picul.

To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to …

of Peculate

The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or …

In the dvii law. The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the property of the govern-ment intrusted …

One who peculates.

Lat In the civil law. The offense of stealing or embezzling the puh-11c money. Hence the common English word “peculation," …