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theftboot

theftboot noun: the crime of protecting a thief from the law in exchange for stolen goods.

Noun

theftboot (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The crime of protecting a thief from the law in exchange for stolen goods.

Questions about theftboot

What does theftboot mean?
Theftboot means the crime of protecting a thief from the law in exchange for stolen goods.
What part of speech is theftboot?
Theftboot is a noun.

Words near theftboot in the dictionary

  1. theeward
  2. theezan tea
  3. theft
  4. theft by finding
  5. theftable
  6. theftboot
  7. theftbote
  8. theftdom
  9. thefteous
  10. theftful
  11. theftless

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