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Meaning of KLEPTOMANIA

Pronunciation:  `kleptu'meyneeu

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 Definition: [n]  an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
 
 See Also: cacoethes, mania, passion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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