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kleptomania |
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kleptomania Noun Psychol a strong impulse to steal [Greek kleptein to steal + mania madness] kleptomaniac n kleptomania, cleptomania Psychology. an irresistible impulse to steal, especially when the thief can afford to pay. — kleptomaniac, n. See also: Theft
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Featherstone's heir; that old gentleman's pride in him, and apparent fondness for him, serving in the stead of more exemplary conduct--just as when a youthful nobleman steals jewellery we call the act kleptomania, speak of it with a philosophical smile, and never think of his being sent to the house of correction as if he were a ragged boy who had stolen turnips. |
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