"A gentleman thief, lady thief, or phantom thief (Japanese: \u602A\u76D7, Hepburn: Kait\u014D) in the East, is a particularly well-behaved and apparently well-bred thief. A \"gentleman or lady\" is usually, but not always, a person with an inherited title of nobility and inherited wealth, who need not work for a living. Such a person steals not to gain material wealth, but for adventure; they act without malice."@en . . .