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identity theft
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the fraudulent appropriation and use of someone's identifying or personal data or documents, as a credit card.
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Origin of identity theft
1995–2000
Words nearby identity theft
identity element, identity function, identity matrix, identity politics, identity sign, identity theft, identity theory, ideo-, ideogram, ideograph, ideography
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How to use identity theft in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for identity theft
identity theft
noun
the crime of setting up and using bank accounts and credit facilities fraudulently in another person's name without his or her knowledge
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