Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Peculation

n. Embezzlement, esp. by a public official. -

Speculation

n. 1. The buying or selling of something with the expectation of profiting from price fluctuations <he engaged in speculation in the stock market>. 2. The act or practice of theorizing about matters over which there is no certain knowledge <the public's speculation about the assassination of John F. Kennedy>. - speculate, ub. - speculative, adj.

depeculation

Hist. An embezzlement from the public treasure. Cf. PE. CULATION.