He made some money on the side by purloining secrets from his employer and selling them to the competition.
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Purloining
Synonyms for "purloining" (15 found)
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c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court […] I must require you to use diligence in presenting especially those purloinings and imbezlements, which are of plate, vessel, or whatsoever within the King's house.
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