Pickpocketing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pickpocketing is a noun meaning The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.
Meaning
The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of pickpocket
Example Sentences
The vast majority of crime in the capital is petty street crime, such as pickpocketing and “grab and runs.”
Copperfield says he turned his pockets inside out to reveal nothing in them, even though he was carrying his passport, wallet and cellphone. "Call it reverse pickpocketing," Copperfield told The Palm Beach Post for Wednesday's editions.
Word Forms
- pickpocketings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cutpurse, dip, theft, pickpocketry, pickpocketism, pocketing.
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