peculation vs thievery

peculation and thievery both are nouns.

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

As nouns, thievery is a hypernym of peculation; that is, thievery 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
thievery: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

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

peculation (noun)	thievery (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