Dictionary Definition
thievery n : the act of taking something from
someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy
International" [syn: larceny, theft, thieving, stealing]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The act of theft, the
act of stealing.
- This instance of thievery will not be over looked.
Extensive Definition
- A thievery is the result of a Theft (see Theft)
- Thievery Corporation is a music band (see Thievery Corporation)
thievery in French: Thievery
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abstraction, annexation, appropriation, boosting, conversion, conveyance, embezzlement, filching, fraud, graft, larceny, liberation, lift, lifting, pilferage, pilfering, pinch, pinching, poaching, purloining, scrounging, shoplifting, snatching, sneak thievery,
snitching, steal, stealage, stealing, swindle, swiping, theft, thieving, touch