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English Dictionary: kleptomania by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kleptomania
n
  1. an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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