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Kleptomania

Kleptomania Meaning & Definition
Kleptomania Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Kleptomania?

[n] an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

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See Also | cacoethes | mania | passion

Kleptomania In Webster's Dictionary

\Klep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. ? thief + E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton.

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