Kleptomania

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kleptomania \Klep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. kle`pths thief + E.
     mania.]
     A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does
     not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kleptomania
       n : an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any
           economic motive