Classes Voluntary Powers Possessive Relations Transfer of Property Stealing
Stealing
Nouns
stealing etc. v.
theft, thievery, latrociny, direption
abstraction, appropriation
plagiary, plagiarism
autoplagiarism
latrocinium. spoliation, plunder, pillage
sack, sackage
rapine, brigandage, foray, razzia, rape, depredation, raid
blackmail. piracy, privateering, buccaneering
license to plunder, letters of marque, letters of mark and reprisal. filibustering, filibusterism
burglary
housebreaking
badger game [Slang] . robbery, highway robbery, hold-up [U.S.] , mugging. peculation, embezzlement
fraud etc. Deception
larceny, petty larceny, grand larceny, shoplifting. thievishness, rapacity, kleptomania, Alsatia, den of Cacus, den of thieves. blackmail, extortion, shakedown, Black Hand [U.S.] . [person who commits theft] thief etc. Thief .
Verbs
steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm
abstract
appropriate, plagiarize. convey away, carry off, abduct, kidnap, crimp
make off with, walk off with, run off with
run away with
spirit away, seize etc. (lay violent hands on) Taking . plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach
smuggle, run
badger [Slang]
bail up, hold up, stick up
bunco, bunko, filibuster. swindle, peculate, embezzle
sponge, mulct, rook, bilk, pluck, pigeon, fleece
defraud etc. Deception
obtain under false pretenses
live by one's wits. rob Peter to pay Paul, borrow of Peter to pay Paul
launder, launder money.
Adjectives
thieving etc. v.
thievish, light-fingered
furacious, furtive
piratical
predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial
raptorial etc. (rapacious) Taking . stolen etc. v..