English > thievery: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. |
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| Synonyms | larceny, theft, thieving, stealing |
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| Narrower | biopiracy | biological theft |
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| breach of trust with fraudulent intent | larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking |
| embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation | The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
| grand larceny, grand theft | larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| petit larceny, petty larceny, petty | larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
| pilferage | The act of stealing small amounts or small articles |
| robbery | larceny by threat / threat of violence |
| rustling | The stealing of cattle |
| shoplifting, shrinkage | The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store |
| skimming | failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it |
| Broader | felony | A serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
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| Spanish | alzado, desvalijamiento, hurto, latrocinio, robo, substracción, sustracción |
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| Catalan | atracament, estafa, furt, lladrocini, robament, robatori |
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| Verbs | thieve | take by theft |
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