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thieving

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thieve  (thv)
tr. & intr.v. thieved, thiev·ing, thieves
To take (something) by theft or commit theft.

[Perhaps from Old English thofian, from thof, thief.]

thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]
adj
given to stealing other people's possessions
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thievingthieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
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
Adj.1.thieving - given to thievery
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

thieving
noun
theft, stealing, robbery, burglary, shoplifting, embezzlement, pilfering, larceny an ex-con who says he's given up thieving
adjective
dishonest, bent (informal), crooked (informal), light-fingered, larcenous, thievish a thieving grocer who put sand in the sugar
Translations
thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]
A. ADJladrón
B. Nrobo m, hurto m
thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ] n (= theft) → vol larcin)m >
thieving
adj magpiediebisch; keep your thieving hands off my cigaretteslass die Finger weg von meinen Zigaretten (inf); this thieving lot (inf)diese Räuberbande (inf)
n (= thefts)Stehlen nt, → Diebstähle pl
thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]
1. adjladro/a
you thieving scoundrel! → brutto ladruncolo!
2. nfurti mpl

thieving [ˈθiːvɪŋ]
1. adjladro/a
you thieving scoundrel! → brutto ladruncolo!
2. nfurti mpl


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Duty rose above fear, and thieving gods learned to leave Grey Beaver's property alone.
I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown.
It's morality and civic duty now with you; on the new job it would be backing up a thieving railroad with.
 
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