noun · countable / uncountable · rare

thievery

thievery · thieveries

The act of theft, the act of stealingThe act of theft, the act of stealing.

/ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/

» The people, fed up with the politicians' lies, thievery and deceit, kicked 'em into a bottomless pit. The pit became almost full.

Люди, сытые по горло ложью, воровством и обманом политиков, сбросили тех в бездонную яму. Яма почти заполнилась.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)The act of theft, the act of stealing.
This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which is stolen.

Examples

1 sentences

The people, fed up with the politicians' lies, thievery and deceit, kicked 'em into a bottomless pit. The pit became almost full.
ruЛюди, сытые по горло ложью, воровством и обманом политиков, сбросили тех в бездонную яму. Яма почти заполнилась.
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Origin

From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieveri

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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