Thievery

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  • noun. The act or practice of thieving.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act or practice of stealing; theft.
  • noun. That which is stolen.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
  • noun. That which is stolen.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of theft, the act of stealing.
  • noun. That which is stolen.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    • Word Usage
    "Every writer assumes that this thievery is justified, just as every tax department steals for the public good."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    felony  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    biopiracy  breach of trust with fraudulent intent  defalcation  embezzlement  grand larceny  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    assassinations  bribery  chicanery  defalcation  despoliation  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abstraction  annexation  appropriation  boosting  conversion  
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