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theft
theftthe act of stealing; unlawfully taking and carrying away the property of another; larceny
Not to be confused with:burglary – breaking and entering a building with intent to stealrobbery – taking the property of a person in his or her presence by violence or intimidationplunder – to rob by open force, as in war; to take wrongfully as by pillage or fraudtheft T0147100 (thĕft)n.1. a. The unlawful taking of the property of another; larceny: the prevention of theft.b. An instance of such taking: several car thefts.2. Obsolete Something stolen.
[Middle English, from Old English thīefth.]theft (θɛft) n1. (Law) criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession2. rare something stolen[Old English thēofth; related to Old Norse thӯfth, Old Frisian thiūvethe, Middle Dutch düfte; see thief] ˈtheftless adjtheft (θɛft)
n. 1. the act of stealing; larceny. 2. an instance of this. [before 900; Middle English; Old English thēfth, thēofth; see thief, -th1] TheftSee also crime.
abactionthe stealing of whole herds of cattle, as contrasted with a few head. — abactor, n.asportationunlawful removal of goods from where they are deposited or stored.banditrythe practice of being a bandit.bibliokleptomania1. a kleptomania specializing in books.
2. the motivations of a biblioklept. — bibliokleptomaniac, n.brigandismthe practice of pillage, often destructive, usually practiced by a band of robbers. Also brigandage. — brigand, n. — brigandish, adj.dacoitymurder and robbery committed by dacoits, a class of criminals in India and Burma.despoliationa despoiling; an act of robbery on a large scale; pillage.direptionObsolete, pillage; the act of plundering.embezzlementthe misappropriation of funds that have been entrusted to one for care or management. Also called peculation. — embezzler, n.excoriationObsolete, the act of stripping of possessions wrongfully and by force; spoliation or robbery.harpaxophobiaan abnormal fear of robbers.kleptomania, cleptomaniaPsychology. an irresistible impulse to steal, especially when the thief can afford to pay. — kleptomaniac, n.kleptophobia, cleptophobiaan abnormal fear of thieves or of loss through thievery.ladronism1. SW. U.S. an act of thievery.
2. Scots Dialect, blackguardism and roguery. — ladrone, ladron, n.peculationembezzlement. — peculator, n.pilferage1. petty stealing or pilfering.
2. the articles stolen in pilfering.pillage1. the act of plundering or large scale robbery, usually accompanied by violence as in wartime.
2. plundered property; booty.piracythe act of robbery on the high seas. See also ships. — pirate, n. — piratic, piratical, adj.plagiarism1. the verbatim copying or imitation of the language, ideas, or thoughts of another author and representing them as one’s own original work.
2. the material so appropriated. Also plagiary. — plagiarist, n. — plagiaristic, adj.predationthe act or process of pillaging or plundering.rapacitythe state or quality of being excessively greedy or given to theft. — rapacious, adj.rapinethe act of pillage or plundering.spoliationthe process of robbing or plundering, especially in time of war and on a large scale. See also church; ships.thievery1. the act or practice of stealing or thieving.
2. Rare. the property stolen.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  theft - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"larceny, stealing, thievery, thievingbreach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful takingfelony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone elsepilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articlesshoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"robbery - larceny by threat of violencebiopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own usegrand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on itrustling - the stealing of cattle |
theftnoun stealing, robbery, thieving, fraud, rip-off (slang), swindling, embezzlement, pilfering, larceny, purloining, thievery Art theft is now part of organized crime.theftnounThe crime of taking someone else's property without consent:larceny, pilferage, steal, thievery.Slang: rip-off.Translationstheft (θeft) noun (an act of) stealing. He was jailed for theft. 盜竊 盗窃- I want to report a theft → 我要报告一个盗窃案
theft
theft Criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession Theft (Russian, krazha), in criminal law, the secret stealing of property. The secrecy with which the property is taken, implying that the criminal is confident that his actions are not observed by the victim or other people, distinguishes theft from grabezh (open stealing) and robbery. In the USSR the criminal codes of the Union republics establish separate liability for theft with the intent to gain possession of state or social property and theft with the intent to gain possession of personal property (for example, the Criminal Code of the RSFSR, arts. 89 and 144). Stricter punishment is prescribed for the theft of state or social property than for the theft of personal property. Liability for the theft of state or social property on an especially large scale or for the petty theft of such property is established by special norms (for example, arts. 931 and 96 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR). Under the law the circumstances aggravating liability for theft are repeated theft, theft by a group of people in accordance with a prior agreement, theft using technical means (the latter only in the criminal codes of the RSFSR, Georgian SSR, and Tadzhik SSR), and theft causing significant loss to the victim (in theft of personal property). Especially aggravating circumstances are the commission of theft by a particularly dangerous recidivist or on a large scale (in theft of state or social property). MedicalSeestealingtheft
TheftA criminal act in which property belonging to another is taken without that person's consent. The term theft is sometimes used synonymously with Larceny. Theft, however, is actually a broader term, encompassing many forms of deceitful taking of property, including swindling, Embezzlement, and False Pretenses. Some states categorize all these offenses under a single statutory crime of theft. Cross-references Burglary; Robbery. theftn. the generic term for all crimes in which a person intentionally and fraudulently takes personal property of another without permission or consent and with the intent to convert it to the taker's use (including potential sale). In many states, if the value of the property taken is low (for example, less than $500) the crime is "petty theft," but it is "grand theft" for larger amounts, designated misdemeanor, or felony, respectively. Theft is synonymous with "larceny." Although robbery (taking by force), burglary (taken by entering unlawfully), and embezzlement (stealing from an employer) are all commonly thought of as theft, they are distinguished by the means and methods used, and are separately designated as those types of crimes in criminal charges and statutory punishments. (See: larceny, robbery, burglary, embezzlement) theft in English law, now defined in statutory terms as the dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it. The law has, however, been complicated by semantic arguments, leading the Court of Appeal to say that the law is in urgent need of reform to make cases understandable to juries. Wheel-clamping is not theft in England (contrary to the position in Scotland) because there is not the intention to permanently deprive. In Scots criminal law, the felonious taking or appropriation (or retention) of the property of another without his consent and (in most cases, but not necessarily) with the intention to deprive him of it permanently. Wheel-clamping has been held to be theft in Scotland, even although the vehicle is not moved by the clamper. THEFT, crimes. This word is sometimes used as synonymous with larceny, (q.v.) but it is not so technical. Ayliffe's Pand. 581 2 Swift's Dig. 309.
2. In the Scotch law, this is a proper and technical word, and signifies the secret and felonious abstraction of the property of another for sake of lucre, without his consent. Alison, Princ. Cr. Law of Scotl. 250. theft
Synonyms for theftnoun stealingSynonyms- stealing
- robbery
- thieving
- fraud
- rip-off
- swindling
- embezzlement
- pilfering
- larceny
- purloining
- thievery
Synonyms for theftnoun the crime of taking someone else's property without consentSynonyms- larceny
- pilferage
- steal
- thievery
- rip-off
Synonyms for theftnoun the act of taking something from someone unlawfullySynonyms- larceny
- stealing
- thievery
- thieving
Related Words- breach of trust with fraudulent intent
- felony
- embezzlement
- misappropriation
- peculation
- misapplication
- defalcation
- pilferage
- shoplifting
- shrinkage
- robbery
- biopiracy
- grand larceny
- grand theft
- petit larceny
- petty
- petty larceny
- skimming
- rustling
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