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Definition of Purloin
1. Verb. Make off with belongings of others. "They purloin the money "
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Cabbage, Lifter, Pilferage, Pilferer
Definition of Purloin
1. v. t. To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
2. v. i. To practice theft; to steal.
Definition of Purloin
1. Verb. (transitive) To convert the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purloin
1. to steal [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: steal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purloin
Literary usage of Purloin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"next Pollard's.1 Split the principal Rafter next that end, to the purloin [purlin].
Ript off the Clap-boards, loosened many more ; ploughed off the cieling ..."
2. Cases in Crown Law: Determined by the Twelve Judges, by the Court of King's by Thomas Leach (1815)
"... but meant from the very beginning of the transaction to purloin it, and convert
it to his own use ; and it is now settled, that persons who acquire the ..."
3. Letters of Major Jack Downing of the Downingville Militia by Seba Smith, Charles Augustus Davis (1864)
"... who " Could not be Good unless she was Licked"—A Negro Meeting—Dancing and
Singing—The Unpleasant Odor—Negroes Steal Miss Huggins' Clothes—They purloin ..."
4. The Law of Nisi Prius, Evidence in Civil Actions, and Arbitration & Awards by Archibald John Stephens (1842)
"The person upon the wharf, when the chairs were left, might be a thief, watching
for an opportunity to purloin them ; the defendant therefore is not ..."
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