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thiev·er·y

(thē′və-rē)

n. pl. thiev·er·ies

The act or practice of thieving.

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thiev•er•y

(ˈθi və ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.

the act of stealing.

thievery

1. the act or practice of stealing or thieving.
2. Rare. the property stolen.

See also: Theft

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Noun

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

larceny, stealing, theft, thieving

breach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking

felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

pilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articles

shoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

robbery - larceny by threat of violence

biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use

grand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it

rustling - the stealing of cattle

thievery

noun stealing, theft, robbery, mugging (informal), burglary, plundering, shoplifting, embezzlement, thieving, pilfering, larceny, banditry Fountain pens caused much thievery in the classroom.

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thievery

noun

The crime of taking someone else's property without consent:

larceny, pilferage, steal, theft.

Slang: rip-off.

Translations

furto ladrocinio

thievery

[ˈθiːvərɪ] N → robo m, hurto m

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thievery

n (= theft) → Diebstahl m

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The shops as a rule were not raised from the ground nor were their doors bolted or barred, since thievery is practically unknown upon Barsoom.

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The Russian scowled, muttering an imprecation; but nothing could be gained by argument, and so he did his best to reconcile himself to his loss in the knowledge that the sailor would never reach London to enjoy the fruits of his thievery.

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Lim said Malaysia, Turkey and Pakistan should pool their resources to make Islamic civilisation great again, but must steer clear of what he coined as 'klepto-theocracy', which he described as a culture of peddling lies, falsehoods, distrust, suspicion, hatred and supporting thievery and corruption.

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Neither will the trappings of wealth mask [nor] cap the stink that thievery exudes.' (President Duterte's third State of the Nation Address).

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It will interest you to note that both the Bible and Quran abhor or frown on thievery, and to buttress this, let us look at Exodus 20:15 (Holy Bible) and Quran 5:38.

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figure By ROBERT SHAWbr There is something encouraging about the explosion of anger over the avalanche of revelations and disclosures of the corruption and thievery epidemic in Kenya.They are bold and uninhibited.