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noun
- 1. the action of stealing another person's property: "petty thievery"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈθiː.v ə r.i / us / ˈθiː.vɚ.i / Add to word list. the crime of stealing things: His life of crime started with petty thievery and ended with crack cocaine dealing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. hot-wire. housebreaking. jemmy.
The meaning of THIEVERY is the act or practice or an instance of stealing : theft. How to use thievery in a sentence.
A person who engages in thievery or has a tendency to thieve can be described as thievish or thieving, as in Come back here, you lying, thieving rapscallion! Thievery and related words like thieve and thieving can sometimes sound a bit old-timey, like they’re out of a classic adventure novel.
noun [ U ] us / ˈθiː.vɚ.i / uk / ˈθiː.v ə r.i / Add to word list. the crime of stealing things: His life of crime started with petty thievery and ended with crack cocaine dealing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. home invasion. hot-wire.
Use the noun thievery when you need a colorful, old fashioned way to describe stealing: you might complain bitterly about the thievery in your neighborhood after having your third bicycle stolen in a month. If you're worried about thievery, you might install a burglar alarm or get a big barking dog.
THIEVERY definition: the act or practice of stealing or an instance of this; theft | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
Definition of thievery noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define thievery. thievery synonyms, thievery pronunciation, thievery translation, English dictionary definition of thievery. n. pl. thiev·er·ies The act or practice of thieving. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Thievery definition, the act or practice of thieving; theft. See more.
thievery. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English thiev‧e‧ry /ˈθiːvəri/ noun [ uncountable] formal thieving Examples from the Corpus thievery • The second time he did so, he was caught by the sorceress, who threatened to punish him for his thievery.
