義ぎ賊ぞく

noun

chivalrous thief; noble bandit

Refers to an outlaw who steals from the rich to help the poor, often romanticized in folklore and fiction. Not a legal term; carries a positive, heroic connotation.

• 彼かれは義ぎ賊ぞくとして民みん衆しゅうから慕したわれた。

  He was admired by the people as a chivalrous thief.

• その物もの語がたりでは、義ぎ賊ぞくが悪あく代だい官かんから金かねを奪うばう。

  In that story, a noble bandit steals money from a corrupt official.