stolen gold
Heisted precious metal
Stolen gold is gold that has been taken unlawfully—through theft, robbery, or plunder.
The phrase evokes images of pirate treasure, bank heists, and wartime looting: They found the stolen gold buried beneath the floorboards.
It often carries romantic or adventurous connotations in fiction, though real stolen gold typically involves serious crimes.
- buried treasureValuables interred for safekeeping
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- treasure chestLocked box for valuables
- treasure mapGuide to hidden loot
- pirate shipSeafaring raiders' vessel
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- Robin HoodRobin Hood, Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Sheriff of Nottingham
- Wagner OperasRichard Wagner, Wagner, Siegfried, Parsifal, Tristan
moral status of wealth
stolen goldfair wages
Reasonable compensation for labor
fair compensation · just reward · just rewards · restitution · blood money
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