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 &c 545; 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 &c 792.
V. 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 &c (lay
violent hands on) 789.
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 &c 545; obtain under false pretenses; live by
one's wits.
rob Peter to pay Paul, borrow of Peter to pay Paul; set a thief to
catch a thief.
disregard the distinction between meum and tuum [Lat.].
[receive stolen goods] fence, launder, launder money.
Adj. thieving &c v.; thievish, light-fingered; furacious†, furtive;
piratical; predaceous, predal†, predatory, predatorial†; raptorial &c
(rapacious) 789.
stolen &c v..
Phr. sic vos non vobis [Lat.].