theft
noun
he was convicted of theft:
robbery, stealing, thieving, larceny, thievery, robbing, pilfering, pilferage, purloining;
shoplifting, burglary;
raid, holdup;
appropriation, expropriation, misappropriation, embezzlement;
in India dacoity;
informal rip-off, smash and grab, snatch;
North American, informal heist, stickup;
rare peculation, defalcation.
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