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breach of trust with fraudulent intent
larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
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defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
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pilferage
the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
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shoplifting, shrinkage
the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
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robbery
larceny by threat of violence
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biopiracy
biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
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grand larceny, grand theft
larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
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petit larceny, petty, petty larceny
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
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skimming
failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
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rustling
the stealing of cattle
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raid
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
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plunderage
the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
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armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
robbery at gunpoint
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caper, job
a crime (especially a robbery)
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dacoity, dakoity
robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
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heist, rip-off
the act of stealing
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highjacking, hijacking
robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
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highway robbery
robbery of travellers on or near a public road
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rolling
the act of robbing a helpless person
