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* The ''[[The Lies of Locke Lamora|Gentlemen Bastards]]'' are extremely loyal to other criminals who have the same principles as they do. On the other hand they have no problem being disloyal to and cheating criminals who have gone beyond what the Bastards consider is decent behaviour.
* The Mandalorians in the ''[[Republic Commando Series|Republic Commando]]'' novels and short stories. Except of course for the [[No Honor Among Thieves|evil ones]].
* In ''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]'' the bandit chief visiting the protagonist tries to trick his way out of eating anything with salt - sure, he's a thief and plans to murder the host, but flouting [[Sacred Hospitality|the laws of hospitality]] would be another thing entirely.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Earl and his gang from ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', mostly. (During the [[Flash Back]] bits when they stole stuff that is).
** One episode [[Playing with a Trope|played with]] this a bit. They establish that thieves don't steal from thieves, but when Earl finds out his former friend stole from him now that he'd "turned good", he figured if he wasn't part of that group anymore, he can break their rule on "snitching." This action is treated by other lowlives as even ''more'' of a betrayal than simply ceasing criminal activity. In the end, they all cave from light police pressure and snitch on each other, indicating their thieves' code was never that strong to begin with.
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*** Don't fight with your fellow thieves.
*** Pay your Guild dues (percentage of loot).
** The 2nd Edition ''Complete Thieves Handbook''
*** Always pay your dues, training costs and loot percentage.
*** Keep all guild information secret.
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