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identity theft

the fraudulent appropriation and use of someone's identifying or personal data or documents, as a credit card.

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Nearby words

identity element, identity function, identity matrix, identity politics, identity sign, identity theft, identity theory, ideo-, ideogram, ideograph, ideography

Origin of identity theft

1995–2000
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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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