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thievery

thie·very

UK/ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ US/ˈθivɜri/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

  • “the thieving is awful at Kennedy International”
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Origin

From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).

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