Definitions for: Thievery

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: larceny, stealing, theft, thieving

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

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