peculation

• Hamilton, late Secretary of the Treasury, during whose administration of the finances this peculation was said to have taken place, came forward with a full explanation of the fact. —  Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2
• Another ill effect of the exclusion would be the temptation to sordid views, to peculation, and, in some instances, to usurpation. —  έχω ζωη (Echo Zoe)
• I knew that there was much selfishness, peculation, and "Hessianism" in the Federal lines, but I had imagined a lofty patriotism, a dignified purpose, and an inflexible love of personal liberty among the Confederates. —  Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
• What could Mr Home and all his spirits tell us of peculation, theft, subornation, bigotry, and oppression, that the least observant traveller has not brought home with him And then, as to the man himself, how puerile it is to give him this importance! —  Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
• Whether this method of preventing peculation has been actually adopted, I have not learned Our own Scottish rivers are frequented by a large bivalve mollusc which produces true pearls, although their size and number have never been sufficient to attract capitalists or sustain a steady trade. —  The Parables of Our Lord

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