thievery

名詞

UK/ˈθiː.vᵊr.i/
US/ˈθiː.vɚ.i/

定義 thievery 名詞

  1. Uncountable

    the act or practice of stealing; the crime of theft

    • The store had to increase security due to frequent acts of thievery.

    • Petty thievery is common in that area.

    • The museum increased its security measures to prevent the thievery of artworks.