peculor
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕcūlor: āri,
I v. dep. n. peculium, to defraud the public, to embezzle the public money, to peculate: rem publicam, Flor. 3, 17, 3.—Hence, pĕcūlans, antis, P. a.—As subst. plur.: pĕcūlantĭa, ium, n., peculations: vestra, Commod. 70, 13.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĕcūlor, ātus sum, ārī (peculium), tr., se rendre coupable de péculat : peculari rempublicam Flor. 3, 17, 3, piller l’État, être concussionnaire.
