depeculation

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noun

robbery or embezzlement.

OriginLatin depeculari →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noundepeculation (countable and uncountable, plural depeculations)

plural depeculations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablerobbery or embezzlement.

    depeculation of the public treasure

    1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

Origin

  1. Latindepeculari
  2. Englishdepeculation

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

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APA

depeculation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depeculation

MLA

“depeculation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depeculation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depeculation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depeculation.

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