theft
the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
an instance of this.
Archaic. something stolen.
Origin of theft
1Other words from theft
- an·ti·theft, adjective
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How to use theft in a sentence
He points to what he says is a dramatic increase in thefts, assaults, and muggings by immigrants against the locals.
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The thefts left three of the leagues in such sorry financial shape that it seemed the kids might not be able to play this spring.
His childhood was spent committing petty thefts and violent muggings.
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Hoping to terminate the thefts, Johnny complained to the overseer, though without accusing Jack.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanSuch actions are no longer crimes or thefts,—they are called governing, developing industry, becoming a financial power.
Juana | Honore de BalzacThey repeatedly raided their less warlike neighbours and committed wholesale thefts from the railway and telegraph lines.
"This clears up the mystery of the freight thefts," said an officer to the boys.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)This Booker had much good fortune in detecting thefts, and was not less an adept in resolving love-questions.
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British Dictionary definitions for theft
/ (θɛft) /
criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession
rare something stolen
Origin of theft
1Derived forms of theft
- theftless, adjective
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