embezzlement vs peculation

embezzlement and peculation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embezzlement	Yes	No	No	No
peculation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embezzlement and peculation are synonyms defined as:

embezzlement and peculation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Other synonyms of embezzlement include defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation.

embezzlement (noun)	peculation (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else