| 单词 | theft |
| 释义 | theft (once / 568 pages) n Theft is the act of stealing something. If you've ever taken your sister's sweater without asking her first, then she's right: that's an instance of theft! The word theft refers to taking something from someone else without getting permission. Shoplifting is a form of theft, as is embezzling a million dollars from your business partner's Swiss bank account. In the United States, petty theft is the act of stealing anything worth less than $500, like someone's bike or a pack of gum. It's still a punishable crime, but you will get in much bigger trouble if you steal something more valuable, like a car. WORD FAMILYtheft: thefts USAGE EXAMPLESHis attorney argued there was insufficient evidence to convict Kelly on several charges, including theft and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The theft transformed the manuscript into an object of obsession, a kind of Maltese Falcon, for a coterie of Inquisition scholars and rare-book collectors. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Paul Schmidt, chairman of the Balboa Park Christmas Committee, and the restoration artist discovered the theft on Thursday. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) n the act of taking something from someone unlawfully Syn|Hypo|Hyper larceny, stealing, thievery, thieving breach of trust with fraudulent intent larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculationthe fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else pilferagethe act of stealing small amounts or small articles shoplifting, shrinkagethe act of stealing goods that are on display in a store robberylarceny by threat of violence biopiracybiological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use grand larceny, grand theftlarceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty, petty larcenylarceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) skimmingfailure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it rustlingthe stealing of cattle raidan attempt by speculators to defraud investors plunderagethe act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickuprobbery at gunpoint caper, joba crime (especially a robbery) dacoity, dakoityrobbery by a gang of armed dacoits heist, rip-offthe act of stealing highjacking, hijackingrobbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force highway robberyrobbery of travellers on or near a public road rollingthe act of robbing a helpless person felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
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