peculation vs larceny

peculation and larceny both are nouns.

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

As nouns, larceny is a hypernym of peculation; that is, larceny is a word with a broader meaning than peculation:

peculation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Other hypernyms of peculation include stealing, theft, thievery, thieving.

peculation (noun)	larceny (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else	the act of taking something from someone unlawfully