01 n. The act of stealing; theft.
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The act of stealing; theft.[Obs.]“The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed upon him by such an outlaw.” — Spenser.
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The thing stolen; stolen property.[Obs.]
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The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or action; -- in either a good or a bad sense.“Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.” — Pope.“The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With steel invades the brother's life by stealth.” — Dryden.“I told him of your stealth unto this wood.” — Shak.