also: とうとう
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Literary or historical term for a thief or the act of stealing. Rare in modern Japanese; 泥棒 (どろぼう) is the everyday word for 'thief'.
古い文献に「偸盗」という語が出てくる。
The word 偸盗 appears in old documents.
偸盗
Those who committed theft were severely punished.