Thievery

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈθiːv.É™(ɹ).i/

Origin

From thieve + -ery

Full definition of thievery

Noun

1. The act of theft, the act of stealing.This instance of thievery will not be over looked.
2. (obsolete) That which is stolen.
• 1602, William Shakespeare, , IV. iv. 42:Injurious Time now, with a robber's haste,
  Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how;