Meaning of theft | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of stealing property.
   countable, uncountable
2. the stealing of whole herds of cattle, as contrasted with a few head. — abactor, n.
3. unlawful removal of goods from where they are deposited or stored.
4. the practice of being a bandit.
5. the practice of pillage, often destructive, usually practiced by a band of robbers. Also brigandage. — brigand, n. — brigandish, adj.
6. murder and robbery committed by dacoits, a class of criminals in India and Burma.
7. a despoiling; an act of robbery on a large scale; pillage.
8. Obsolete, pillage; the act of plundering.
   Obsolete,
9. the misappropriation of funds that have been entrusted to one for care or management. Also called peculation. — embezzler, n.
10. Obsolete, the act of stripping of possessions wrongfully and by force; spoliation or robbery.
    Obsolete,
11. an abnormal fear of robbers.

Equivalents

Examples

“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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