Look up: kleptomania

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   kleptomania
   [n] - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
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   kleptomania
   klep`to·ma'ni·a (klĕp`to*mā'nĭ*ȧ) noun [ Greek kle`pths thief + English mania .] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.
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   kleptomania
   <psychiatry> A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. ... Origin: Gr. Thief + E. Mania. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Kleptomania
   `Kleptomania` is an inability or great difficulty in resisting impulses of stealing. People with this disorder are compelled to steal things, generally things of little or no value, such as pens, paper clips, tape, small toys, or packets of sugar. Some may not be aware that they have committed the theft until later. The majority of kleptomaniacs have preferences to certain items (again, usually subconsciously); for example, batteries or televisi...
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   kleptomania
   (klep″to-ma´ne-ә) an impulse control disorder consisting of an abnormal, uncontrollable desire to steal.
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   Kleptomania
   • (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
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   kleptomania
   recurrent compulsion to steal without regard to the value or use of the objects stolen. Although widely known and sometimes used as an attempted ...
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   kleptomania
   kleptomania, kleptomaniac Once known as klopemania. An irresistible tendency to steal in which a person steals not because of necessity but as a result of some compulsion. Don’t worry if you’re a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it. —Author Unknown An example of a kleptomaniac is available here.
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   kleptomania
   cleptomania, kleptomania An example of a cleptomaniac, or kleptomaniac, in action.
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    kleptomania
    kleptomania (klep"tumā'nēu) [Gr.,=craze for stealing], irresistible compulsion to steal, motivated by neurotic impulse rather than material need. No specific cause is known. The condition is considered generally as the result of some underlying emotional disturbance rather than a...
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