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Added 10 October 2026

thievery

/ˈθiːv.(ə)ɹ.i/ noun

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The act of theft, the act of stealing.
This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.
That which is stolen.

Origin

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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