Kleptomania - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kleptomania :  (noun)

1: an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kleptomania : \Klep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. ? thief _ E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Kleptomania

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