pickpocketingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈpɪkˌpɑː.kɪ.t̬ɪŋ/the crime of stealing things out of people's pockets or bags, especially in a crowd
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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