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Pilfer

pilfer vi

: to steal esp. in small amounts and often again and again [accused of ing from passenger luggage]
vt
: to steal or steal from esp. in small quantities [found ing goods from a store he was guarding]
pil·fer·age [pil-fə-rij]
n



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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