purloin

Grishamの短編小説集Ford Countyの中のQuiet Havenを読んでいます。
I drive to Tupelo on a day off, show him the color photos of Ms. Harriet naked and bleeding, show him the copies of the attendants notes, both before the tampering and after, and we strike a deal. Dex kicks into high gear, contacts the family of Harriet Markle, and within a week of the incident notifies HVQH that they have a real problem. He won't mention me and my photos and my purloined records until he has to. With such inside information, the case will likely be settled quickly, and I'll be unemployed once again.
老人ホームで働き始めた主人公の若い男は何か悪いことを企んでいる様です。　さて、"purloined" は知らない単語なので辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Steal (something): he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key
・Vocabulary.com: You can use the verb purloin to mean "steal" or "take," especially if it's done in a sneaky way. If you sneak a dollar out of your mom's purse, you purloin it. Kids might purloin apples from a neighbor's tree, and a crooked cashier might purloin cash from her boss's convenience store. Originally, purloin meant "put at a distance" in Middle English. The word comes from the Anglo-French purloigner, "put away."
なるほど、"steal in a sneaky way" ですか。