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Definition of thievery

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

Similar Words: larceny, theft, thieving, stealing

Hyponyms: breach of trust with fraudulent intent, embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, pilferage, shoplifting, shrinkage, robbery, biopiracy, grand larceny, grand theft, petit larceny, petty larceny, skimming, rustling

Derivational Morphology: steal, hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom

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