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take someone to the cleaners — informal 1) to take a lot of someone s money, usually by treating them unfairly or dishonestly 2) to defeat a person or team completely … English dictionary
To take up the cross — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… … Wikipedia
steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st … Useful english dictionary
purloin — pur·loin /pər lȯin, pər ˌlȯin/ vt: steal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. purloin … Law dictionary
hold up — vt: to make the victim of a holdup: rob at gunpoint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. hold up I … Law dictionary
abstract — for adj. [, ab strakt′, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.1 & vt.4 [, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.2 [, ab′strakt΄, ab strakt′; ] for vt.1, 2, & 3 [, ab strakt′] adj. [< L abstractus, pp. of abstrahere, to draw from, separate < ab(s) , from + trahere, to DRAW] 1 … English World dictionary
peculate — peculation, n. peculator, n. /pek yeuh layt /, v.t., v.i., peculated, peculating. to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one s care); embezzle. [1740 50; v. use of peculate embezzlement (now obs.) < L… … Universalium
purloin — purloiner, n. /peuhr loyn , perr loyn/, v.t. 1. to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer. v.i. 2. to commit theft; steal. [1400 50; late ME purloynen < AF purloigner to put off, remove, equiv. to pur ( < L pro PRO 1) + loigner, deriv. of loin at … Universalium
misappropriate — v. take dishonestly (especially money), make unfair use of, misallocate … English contemporary dictionary
