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Definition of Thieving
1. Noun. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. "The thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Specialized synonyms: Breach Of Trust With Fraudulent Intent, Defalcation, Embezzlement, Misapplication, Misappropriation, Peculation, Pilferage, Shoplifting, Shrinkage, Robbery, Biopiracy, Grand Larceny, Grand Theft, Petit Larceny, Petty, Petty Larceny, Skimming, Rustling
Generic synonyms: Felony
Derivative terms: Larcener, Larcenist, Steal, Thieve, Thieve
2. Adjective. Given to thievery.
Definition of Thieving
1. Verb. (present participle of thieve) ¹
2. Adjective. That thieves; that steals. ¹
3. Noun. The action of theft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thieving
1. thieve [v] - See also: thieve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thieving
Literary usage of Thieving
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunshine and shadow in New York by Matthew Hale Smith (1869)
"Panel-thieving is reduced to a system, and on the observance of the system the
success depends. The women who are employed in this department of crime are ..."
2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1898)
"The solution of the problem of book thieving would seem to lie only in a gradual
moulding of public opinion, through the library, until a comprehension of ..."
3. Public School Methods (1916)
"thieving. thieving is a grievous but not uncommon fault among children, especially
before they are old enough to understand the gravity of the offense. ..."
4. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"Natives in the Neighborhood of Astoria—Mode of Flattening the Head—Extent of the
Custom— Religious Belief—Polygamy a Cause of Greatness— thieving a ..."
5. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"Some thieving Apaches continued to run off the soldiers' horses, and the men
specially in charge were wounded. Next morning a party of thirteen, led by Kit, ..."
6. My Sixty Years on the Plains, Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting by William Thomas Hamilton (1905)
"thieving Indians. We Turn South. The Truckee River. Degraded Red Men. In a Mountain
Storm. Fortune Favors the Brave. A Dismal Camp. Snow-Bound. ..."
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