Definitions for: Kleptomania

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: cacoethes, mania, passion