Difference between Theft and Thievery

Theft

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of stealing property.

Example sentence: Wage theft, worker rights and workplace discrimination should not be swept under the rug. The United States cannot have a functional economy where all the gains go to the corporate class while all the pain goes to regular workers.

Thievery

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of theft, the act of stealing.