Thievery (Noun)

Meaning

The act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

• The city's high rate of thievery made tourists wary of carrying large amounts of cash.
• The thievery of sensitive information from the company's database was a major concern for the CEO.
• The detective specialized in solving cases of art thievery, often recovering stolen masterpieces.
• The politician's reputation was tarnished by allegations of thievery and corruption during her term in office.
• The thievery of food from the market stalls was a recurring problem for the vendors.

Synonyms

• Theft
• Larceny
• Thieving
• Stealing

Hypernyms

• Felony

Hyponyms

• Petty Larceny
• Biopiracy
• Misapplication
• Shrinkage
• Grand Theft
• Rustling
• Shoplifting
• Misappropriation
• Pilferage
• Peculation
• Robbery
• Petit Larceny
• Breach Of Trust With Fraudulent Intent
• Embezzlement
• Grand Larceny
• Skimming

Related Words

• Thieve (verb)