13
stealing(noun, fraud, racket, misuse, assumption)
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peculation(noun, crime, misuse, holdup, stealing)
12
defalcation(noun, misuse, misappropriation, peculation, thievery)
10
larceny(noun, misuse, stealing, peculation, theft)
10
misappropriation(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, assumption)
10
robbery(noun, crime, holdup, stealing, peculation)
10
theft(noun, misuse, stealing, peculation, theft)
9
misapplication
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piracy(noun, crime, holdup, stealing, theft)
8
shoplifting(noun, crime, holdup, stealing, theft)
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pilfering(noun, misuse, assumption, seizure, holdup)
7
thievery(noun, theft)
6
fraud(noun, deception, dishonesty, misuse, stealing)
6
pilferage(noun, theft)
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abstraction(noun, theft)
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appropriation(noun, misuse, assumption, seizure, stealing)
5
filching
5
swindling
4
burglary(noun, crime, holdup, stealing, theft)
4
malversation
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