Definition of thieveries Thieveries
thiev•er•ies
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What does thieveries mean?
Wiktionary 
- thieveries (Noun)
Plural of thievery.
Part of speech
🔤- thieveries, noun, plural of thievery.
WordNet
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| thievery - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" | ||
| larceny, theft, thieving, stealing | ||
| felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson) | ||
| breach of trust with fraudulent intent larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking | ||
| embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation 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 | ||
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Wiktionary
- thievery (Noun)
The act of theft, the act of stealing. - thievery (Noun)
That which is stolen.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- thievery (n.)
The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness. - thievery (n.)
That which is stolen.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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thievery
The act of taking illegitimatly possession of something that belongs to others.
Part of speech
🔤- thievery, noun, singular of thieveries.
