pĕcūlor, āri, v. dep. n. [peculium],
I to defraud the public , to embezzle the public money , to peculate : rem publicam, Flor. 3, 17, 3.
II —Hence, pĕcūlans , antis, P. a.—As subst. plur. : pĕcūlantĭa , ium, n., peculations : vestra, Commod. 70, 13.