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Thievery   Listen
noun
Thievery  n.  
1.
The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness. "Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest."
2.
That which is stolen. (Obs.)





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"Thievery" Quotes from Famous Books



... conscience send him to my learned friend with a strong recommendation, saying "I send you a man whom I know to be a drunkard; but I am happy to assure you he is also a thief: you cannot do better than employ him; you will make his drunkenness counteract his thievery, and no doubt you will bring him out of the conflict a very ...
— The American Union Speaker • John D. Philbrick


Words linked to "Thievery" :   petit larceny, petty, thieving, biopiracy, larceny, peculation, robbery, misapplication, pilferage, misappropriation, grand theft, grand larceny, skimming


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