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thievery

noun as in theft

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Witnessing an act of hair thievery in the wild inspired Henry Pollock to dig deeper.

It is worse than simple thievery because those who are most knowledgeable use their knowledge to mislead their customers.

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He’s claimed that community members wanted several hundred thousand dollars spent in one way, but that district leaders spent it in another – which, to his way of thinking, constitutes thievery from the children.

He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.

Much as all of us loved Ocean's Twelve, I'm sure, it turns out that there's not really much money in high-end art thievery.

The majority want the thievery on Wall Street to be stopped.

Some international observers are suggesting the level of electoral thievery could invalidate the results.

Which explains as well the rather mild reaction to the mullahs' electoral thievery by the American administration.

They worship Mahomet, but are very bad Mahometans, being addicted beyond all other people on earth to thievery and rapine.

The point of the writer's attack was the grim sarcasm for such methods of thievery as are kept within the law.

I had to discharge Alma Jonsson last year for petty thievery.

We saw no disposition to thievery among them, nor did we miss a single article after their departure.

That Nature is a Phantasm, where cunning beggary or thievery may sometimes find good victual.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to thievery, such as: burglary, larceny, robbery, stealing, thievishness, and filching.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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