thievery

noun thievery

• greediness — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
• larceny — the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
• filching — to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
• graft — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.