THIEVES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THIEVES?

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Associations of "Thieves" (30 Words)

bandit	An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band. The bandit produced a weapon and demanded money.
brigand	An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
burglar	A person who commits burglary.
burglary	Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property. A two year sentence for burglary.
burgle	Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling. Our house in London has been burgled.
criminal	A person who has committed a crime. A criminal waste of talent.
despoil	Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
filch	Pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way. They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
guilty	Causing a feeling of guilt. A guilty conscience.
kleptomania	An irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
outlaw	Declare illegal outlaw. Secondary picketing has been outlawed.
pickpocket	A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. I think someone pickpocketed me in Brighton on my way to the station.
pillage	Steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime. Artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy.
rapine	The act of despoiling a country in warfare. Industrial rapine.
recidivist	Relating to recidivists. Research reveals that murderers are less likely to be recidivist than other criminals.
rob	Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved. Someone had robbed my jacket.
robber	A person who commits robbery.
robbery	Larceny by threat of violence. He was involved in drugs extortion and robbery.
rustler	A person who rounds up and steals cattle, horses, or sheep. Police have so far arrested 649 rustlers countrywide.
shoplift	Steal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. She was caught shoplifting a pair of shoes.
shoplifting	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
steal	An act of stealing a base. She was found guilty of stealing from her employers.
theft	The action or crime of stealing. The latest theft happened at a garage.
thieve	Take by theft. They began thieving again.
thievery	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. Petty thievery.
transgression	The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. Her transgression of genteel etiquette.
unlawful	Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. Unlawful money.
vagrancy	The state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood. A descent into vagrancy and drug abuse.