peculations

Much of the money the government sent to Canada for royal service did end up in the pockets of highly placed thieves, and the worst malefactor was the intendant, François Bigot, whose job it was to prevent peculations, not to commit them.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

Goldschmidt's undisclosed peculations have nothing to do with Adams 'bold bathroom bravura.

Kroger report on Adams imminent, sources say (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Much of the money the government sent to Canada for royal service did end up in the pockets of highly placed thieves, and the worst malefactor was the intendant, François Bigot, whose job it was to prevent peculations, not to commit them.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

Much of the money the government sent to Canada for royal service did end up in the pockets of highly placed thieves, and the worst malefactor was the intendant, François Bigot, whose job it was to prevent peculations, not to commit them.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

Much of the money the government sent to Canada for royal service did end up in the pockets of highly placed thieves, and the worst malefactor was the intendant, François Bigot, whose job it was to prevent peculations, not to commit them.

George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

Alice tells all — people with bad hearts, peculations, crooked dealings, cutting high in business, financial and social life, as well as low.

“It was the Golden Fleece ready for the shearing.” 2008

But unlike Sammy, once Duddy has outgrown his childhood peculations…his urge is for the honorable, the legitimate, the man-to-man enterprise…

Waiting for "Barney" (Mordecai Richler's version) Beverly Akerman 2010

One can only hope that something even half as good and significant can come out of the peculations of Bernard Madoff.

Pyramid Schemes Are as American as Apple Pie 2008

Judith, my business background is in mining promotions ands peculations and what attracted my interest in the HS and IPCC TAr was how “promotional” they were.

More Bender on Hurricane Counts « Climate Audit 2006

In each ward there is a shrine of a deity who is supposed to have the power of melting the wicked into contrition, and to this accursed mockery, on his birthday, the prisoners are compelled to give a feast, which is provided by the jailer out of his peculations from their daily allowances.

The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004