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pĕcūlātus (PEQVLATVS, Lex Apparit.,
I.v. in the foll.), ūs, m. peculor.
I. Lit., an embezzlement of public money, peculation: “peculatus furtum publicum a pecore dictum, sicut et pecunia, eo quod antiqui Romani nihil praeter pecora habebant,” Fest. p. 212 Müll.: “perfidia et peculatus ex urbe si exulant,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 7; Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 12: “peculatum facere,” id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8: “accusari peculatus,” Auct. Her. 1, 12, 22: “peculatus damnari,” Cic. Fl. 18, 43; Liv. 33, 47: “SINE MALO PEQVLATV, Lex Apparit. Grut. 628: judices qui peculatu provincias quassavissent, Cod. Th. 9, 28, 1: ad legem Juliam peculatus,” Dig. 48, tit. 48.—
II. Transf., of the caprice of love: perfidiosus est Amor. Si. Ergo in me peculatum facit, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 73.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, Philippics, 12.5.12
    • Cicero, For Rabirius on a Charge of Treason, 3.8
    • Plautus, Cistellaria, 1.1
    • Plautus, Persa, 4.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 33, 47
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