18
theft(noun, lift, swindle, con, crime)
18
larceny(noun, crime, crimes, theft, robbery)
15
stealing(noun, lift, swindle, con, plunder)
11
pilferage(noun, crime, crimes, theft, larceny)
9
burglary(noun, theft, robbery)
9
robbery(noun, stealing, theft)
9
thieving(noun, lift, swindle, con, plunder)
6
embezzlement(noun, theft)
6
abstraction(noun, stealing, theft)
6
pilfering(noun, theft)
6
plagiarism(noun, stealing, theft)
6
shoplifting(noun, theft)
5
filching(noun, theft)
5
piracy(noun, theft)
5
purloining
4
rip-off(noun, slang, trick, crime, crimes)
3
appropriation(noun, stealing)
3
graft(noun, gain, shake, payoff)
3
heist(noun, theft)
3
peculation(noun, gain, shake, stealing, robbery)
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