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- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Define thievery. thievery synonyms, thievery pronunciation, thievery translation, English dictionary definition of thievery. n. pl. thiev·er·ies The act or practice of thieving.
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.
6 days ago · Noun. [edit] thievery (countable and uncountable, plural thieveries) The act of theft, the act of stealing. This instance of thievery will not be overlooked. (obsolete) That which is stolen. Categories: English terms suffixed with -ery. English 3-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English terms with audio links. English lemmas.
THIEVERY definition: the act or practice of stealing or an instance of this; theft | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English
