Theft

/θɛft/ · noun

Meaning

The act of stealing property..

Example Sentences

resource theft

Bike theft is on the rise.

A suspect was arrested for the theft of a gold necklace.

If you steal a candy bar, you are guilty of theft, regardless of the value. You can't fudge the theft by saying, "But it was only a candy bar," or "I didn't steal it from a person, but from a rich corporation," or "Everyone steals from the government."

That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets.

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Word Forms

• thefts

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