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Verb

(transitive, usually formal or humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
(intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.

purloin (third-person singular simple present purloins, present participle purloining, simple past and past participle purloined)

Example: One of three men on trial in the case of the purloined potty was involved in stealing it and the other two helped to sell the spoils.

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