Dictionary entry

kleptomania

Webster's Dictionary 1913

klep′to‐ma″ni‐a (klĕp′tō̍‐mā″nĭ‐ȧ), n. [Gr. κλέπτησ thief + E. mania.] A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility. Wharton.