covet
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One invokes a kind of technological 11th commandment: "Covet not thy neighbour's wi-fi".
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2012
Thou shalt not Covet thy Neighbour's House, thou shalt not Covet thy Neighbours Wife, nor his Man-servant, nor his Maid-servant, nor his Oxe, nor his Ass, nor any thing that is thy Neighbour's.
From A Little Catechism With little verses and little sayings for little children by Mason, John
A. Covet means to wish to get wrongfully what another possesses or to begrudge his own to him.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
What was the use of his proclaiming "Covet not," when the lesson of every day was "Covet everything, and get as much of it as you can."
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
I really could not let you go on breaking the Covet Commandment for ever, so I bought it yesterday.
From Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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