thievery

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  1. noun The act or practice of thieving.

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  • He will of course have his right hand chopped off for thievery, as the law requires. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
  • The discourse was licentious—the feats of thievery, the chosen topics of amusement and conversation. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2), by John West
  • No one witnessed Doc committing this thievery, and he wasted little enough time at it. —  116 - The Laugh Of Death
  • Actually the conduct of agents in the early days and their support of traders is a story of looting, thievery, and conspiracy almost without parallel. —  Cheif Red Fox
  • Unless this thievery is confined, it will destroy the world economy. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. = OFries. deverie = German dieberei = Swedish tjufveri = Danish tyveri; as thieve + -ery.
 

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