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thievery
thiev·er·y T0164500 (thē′və-rē)n. pl. thiev·er·ies The act or practice of thieving.thiev•er•y (ˈθi və ri)
n., pl. -er•ies. the act of stealing. thievery1. the act or practice of stealing or thieving.
2. Rare. the property stolen.See also: TheftThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  thievery - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"larceny, stealing, theft, thievingbreach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful takingfelony - 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 elsepilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articlesshoplifting, 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 violencebiopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own usegrand 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 itrustling - the stealing of cattle |
thieverynoun stealing, theft, robbery, mugging (informal), burglary, plundering, shoplifting, embezzlement, thieving, pilfering, larceny, banditry Fountain pens caused much thievery in the classroom.thieverynounThe crime of taking someone else's property without consent:larceny, pilferage, steal, theft.Slang: rip-off.TranslationsThievery
ThieverySee also Gangsterism, Highwaymen, Outlawry.Alfarache, Guzmán depicaresque, peripatetic thief; lived by unscrupulous wits. [Span. Lit.: The Life of Guzman de Alfarache]Armstrong, JohnnieScottish Robin Hood; robbed only the English. [Br. Hist.: Walsh Classical, 31–32]Artful Dodgertricky thief; pupil of Fagin. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Oliver Twist]Autolycusmaster robber. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 96]Barabbasthief released instead of Jesus to appease crowd. [N.T.: Matthew 27:16–26; Mark 15:7–15; John 18:40]CacusVulcan’s three-headed, thieving son. [Rom. Myth.: Benét, 154]Compeysonaccomplished criminal; swindles, forges, and steals. [Br. Lit.: Great Expectations]Crackit, Tobya housebreaker; burglarizes Chertsey. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]Dawkins, JohnLondon pickpocket and thief. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]Faginhe trained young boys to become thieves. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]Gradgrind, Tomthief; robbed Bounderby’s Bank. [Br. Lit.: Hard Times]Hood, Robintook from the rich and gave to the poor. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood]Knave of Hearts“stole the tarts” made by Queen of Hearts. [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring Gould, 152]Lockhart, Jamiea backwoods bandit with heroic qualities, chosen by a rich planter to be his daughter’s husband. [Am. Lit.: Eudora Welty The Robber Bridegroom in Weiss, 124]Maksheep stealer succeeds by waiting till the shepherds fall asleep. [Br. Lit.: The Second Shepherd’s Play]Mercurygod of thieves. [Gk. Myth.: Wheeler, 240]Nicholas’sClerks slang for thieves. [Br. Usage: Brewer Hand-book, 754; Br. Lit.: I Henry IV; II Henry IV]Nymhumorous thief and rogue. [Br. Lit.: Merry Wives of Windsor; Henry V]Rafflesleading Victorian criminal-hero. [Br. Lit.: Herman, 19–20]Sikes, BillFagin’s thieving associate. [Br. Lit.: Oliver Twist]TaffyWelshman who “stole a piece of beef.” [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring Gould, 72–73]Turpin, Dick(1706–1739) English housebreaker and highway-man. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1108]Valentine, Jimmya romanticized burglar. [Am. Lit: Alias Jimmy Valentine, Espy, 337]Valjean, Jeanstole a loaf of bread; sentenced to 19 years in jail. [Fr. Lit.: Les Misérables]thievery
Synonyms for thieverynoun stealingSynonyms- stealing
- theft
- robbery
- mugging
- burglary
- plundering
- shoplifting
- embezzlement
- thieving
- pilfering
- larceny
- banditry
Synonyms for thieverynoun the crime of taking someone else's property without consentSynonyms- larceny
- pilferage
- steal
- theft
- rip-off
Synonyms for thieverynoun the act of taking something from someone unlawfullySynonyms- larceny
- stealing
- theft
- thieving
Related Words- breach of trust with fraudulent intent
- felony
- embezzlement
- misappropriation
- peculation
- misapplication
- defalcation
- pilferage
- shoplifting
- shrinkage
- robbery
- biopiracy
- grand larceny
- grand theft
- petit larceny
- petty
- petty larceny
- skimming
- rustling
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