Legal Definition and Related Resources of Peculation
Meaning of Peculation
In Civil Law. The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the property of the government intrusted to his care, to his own use or that of others. Domat, Supp. au. Dr. Pub. lib. 3. tit. 5. In American Law. An offense defined by statute in New York, essentially the same as in the civil law.
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