misappropriation vs peculation

misappropriation and peculation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, misappropriation and peculation are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of misappropriation include defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication.

misappropriation (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
wrongful borrowing