About The Word Thievery
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Thievery
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What's The Definition Of Thievery?
[n] the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Thievery: larceny | stealing | theft | thieving Related Terms | Find terms related to Thievery: See Also | breach of trust with fraudulent intent | defalcation | embezzlement | felony | grand larceny | misapplication | misappropriation | peculation | petit larceny | petty larceny | pilferage | robbery | rustling | shoplifting | shrinkage | skimming Thievery In Webster's Dictionary \Thiev"er*y\, n.
1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally
good and honest. --South.
2. That which is stolen. [Obs.] --Shak.
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