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purloining

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of purloin

noun purloinings

  1. theft c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court […] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house.

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@misc{purloining_2026,
  title = {purloining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purloining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}