thievery

thiev·er·y  (thv-r)

n. pl. thiev·er·ies

The act or practice of thieving.

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thievery

1. the act or practice of stealing or thieving.
2. Rare. the property stolen.

See also: Theft

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thievery - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" larceny, stealing, theft, thieving breach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking felony - 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 else pilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articles shoplifting, 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 violence biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use grand 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 it rustling - the stealing of cattle