thievery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
    thieving; larceny; theft; stealing.
    • the thieving is awful at Kennedy International

WordNet


Thiev"er*y noun
Definitions
  1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
    Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. South.
  2. That which is stolen. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913