purloin

he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key.

purloined the key to his safe-deposit box.

research that was stolen by a colleague. Topurloin is to make off with something, often in a breach of trust:

Japan and Korea purloin American technology as it comes off the drawing boards with the help of their governments.

The thief attempted to purloin the valuable jewels from the museum.

She was caught trying to purloin money from the cash register.

He managed to purloin some confidential documents from the office.

The spy was able to purloin top-secret information from the enemy.

The cat was known to purloin food from the kitchen counter.

The pickpocket tried to purloin wallets from unsuspecting tourists.

The hacker attempted to purloin sensitive data from the company's database.

The cunning fox would purloin eggs from the henhouse.

The magician's trick was to purloin items from the audience without them noticing.

She tried to purloin her sister's favorite dress without getting caught.