thievery

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

thieveries

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of theft, the act of stealing.
This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.
2.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)That which is stolen.

Nguồn gốc từ

From thieve + -ery. Compare 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).