Theft
noun
The action or crime of stealing.
The theft of her wallet happened at the crowded market.
Often appears as...
- theft of property
- theft of identity
noun
The unlawful taking of another's property without their consent.
He was charged with two counts of theft.
Often appears as...
- charged with theft
- convicted of theft
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Formal
Academic
noun
The action or crime of stealing.
The theft of her wallet happened at the crowded market.
Often appears as...
- theft of property
- theft of identity
noun
The unlawful taking of another's property without their consent.
He was charged with two counts of theft.
Often appears as...
- charged with theft
- convicted of theft
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Severity
Theft can vary in severity from minor to serious, impacting the legal consequences.
Shoplifting is typically seen as a less serious form of theft.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perception
Different cultures may view theft in varying degrees of stigma and moral wrongness.
In some societies, theft is considered one of the most shameful crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Theft often has a strong emotional effect on victims, evoking feelings of violation.
After the theft, she felt unsafe in her own home.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Severity
Theft can vary in severity from minor to serious, impacting the legal consequences.
Shoplifting is typically seen as a less serious form of theft.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perception
Different cultures may view theft in varying degrees of stigma and moral wrongness.
In some societies, theft is considered one of the most shameful crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Theft often has a strong emotional effect on victims, evoking feelings of violation.
After the theft, she felt unsafe in her own home.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Severity
Theft can vary in severity from minor to serious, impacting the legal consequences.
Shoplifting is typically seen as a less serious form of theft.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perception
Different cultures may view theft in varying degrees of stigma and moral wrongness.
In some societies, theft is considered one of the most shameful crimes.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Theft often has a strong emotional effect on victims, evoking feelings of violation.
After the theft, she felt unsafe in her own home.
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Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
The day I left home for the first time to go to university was a bright day brimming with hope and optimism. I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high, and I gleefully entered the student life of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive,
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The path toward...
had one state who was to ride bed nets to the communities and while they reported they received them in the stores and we found them in the stores the community said we had never received these bed nets fortunately for us they were branded branded to stop theft but we found these
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The Odd Couple of Art...
trafficker revealed a faked provenance for the set examples like this one give hope that something can be done to stem the trade however it may only be a drop in the bucket there isn't a country in the world that doesn't suffer from cultural property theft not one
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Why is the Mona Lisa so...
it wasn’t totally inconceivable for Peruggia to be locked inside the museum. And, lucky for him, when a workman encountered him in the stairwell, he simply helped Peruggia open the door and let him walk out into the morning. The theft made international headlines.
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Mark Pagel: How language...
would determine not only the future course of our psychology, but the future course of the entire world. And most importantly for this, it'll tell us why we have language. And the reason that dilemma arose is, it turns out, that social learning is visual theft.
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Hackers: the internet's...
to billions of dollars lost each year to fraud, malware or plain old identity theft, which is a serious issue. But there are other hackers, hackers who just like to break things, and it is precisely those hackers that can find the weaker elements in our world
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County Jail Booking...
disorderly conduct to theft and assault surprisingly they're not cuffed or restrained in any way it's part of a policy intended to help reduce stress during booking but over two-thirds of the arrestees are drug users and many
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James Lyne: Everyday...
and there are similar statistics all over the world. We also need to think about the legal issues in this area. The cybercriminals I talked about, despite theft of millions of dollars, actually still haven't been arrested,
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Amazing Animal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
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Sneaky Squirrels Steal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
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The voices in my head PIPE...
The day I left home for the first time to go to university was a bright day brimming with hope and optimism. I'd done well at school. Expectations for me were high, and I gleefully entered the student life of lectures, parties and traffic cone theft. Now appearances, of course, can be deceptive,
Video examples
The path toward...
had one state who was to ride bed nets to the communities and while they reported they received them in the stores and we found them in the stores the community said we had never received these bed nets fortunately for us they were branded branded to stop theft but we found these
Video examples
The Odd Couple of Art...
trafficker revealed a faked provenance for the set examples like this one give hope that something can be done to stem the trade however it may only be a drop in the bucket there isn't a country in the world that doesn't suffer from cultural property theft not one
Video examples
Why is the Mona Lisa so...
it wasn’t totally inconceivable for Peruggia to be locked inside the museum. And, lucky for him, when a workman encountered him in the stairwell, he simply helped Peruggia open the door and let him walk out into the morning. The theft made international headlines.
Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
would determine not only the future course of our psychology, but the future course of the entire world. And most importantly for this, it'll tell us why we have language. And the reason that dilemma arose is, it turns out, that social learning is visual theft.
Video examples
Hackers: the internet's...
to billions of dollars lost each year to fraud, malware or plain old identity theft, which is a serious issue. But there are other hackers, hackers who just like to break things, and it is precisely those hackers that can find the weaker elements in our world
Video examples
County Jail Booking...
disorderly conduct to theft and assault surprisingly they're not cuffed or restrained in any way it's part of a policy intended to help reduce stress during booking but over two-thirds of the arrestees are drug users and many
Video examples
James Lyne: Everyday...
and there are similar statistics all over the world. We also need to think about the legal issues in this area. The cybercriminals I talked about, despite theft of millions of dollars, actually still haven't been arrested,
Video examples
Amazing Animal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
Video examples
Sneaky Squirrels Steal...
either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a
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Quote examples
Murray Rothbard
American Economist
A robber who justified his theft by saying that he really helped his victims, by his spending giving a boost to retail trade, would find few converts; but when this theory is clothed in Keynesian equations and impressive references to the 'multiplier effect,' it unfortunately carries more conviction.
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Mark Walport
British Scientist
Banks and credit agencies learn continuously about the purchases we make. This is convenient and diminishes the risk of theft. It also means that banks can know more about our lifestyle than our close relatives.
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Priti Patel
British Politician
We all have legitimate concerns over the way our personal data is used and stored and it is right that there are protections to stop the theft and manipulation of our private information.
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Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Internet freedom is not possible without freedom from fear, and users will not be free from fear unless they are sufficiently protected from online theft and attack.
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Chris Hedges
American Journalist
Rape, mutilation, abuse, and theft are the natural outcome of a world in which force rules, in which human beings are objects.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
The name of 'reform' simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.
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Dmitri Alperovitch
Russian Businessman
The difference between theft and destruction is often a few keystrokes.
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Adam Conover
American Comedian
Your date of birth is a security point for identity theft.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French Economist
Property is theft.
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David Shields
American Author
All art is theft.
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Murray Rothbard
American Economist
A robber who justified his theft by saying that he really helped his victims, by his spending giving a boost to retail trade, would find few converts; but when this theory is clothed in Keynesian equations and impressive references to the 'multiplier effect,' it unfortunately carries more conviction.
Quote examples
Mark Walport
British Scientist
Banks and credit agencies learn continuously about the purchases we make. This is convenient and diminishes the risk of theft. It also means that banks can know more about our lifestyle than our close relatives.
Quote examples
Priti Patel
British Politician
We all have legitimate concerns over the way our personal data is used and stored and it is right that there are protections to stop the theft and manipulation of our private information.
Quote examples
Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
Internet freedom is not possible without freedom from fear, and users will not be free from fear unless they are sufficiently protected from online theft and attack.
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Chris Hedges
American Journalist
Rape, mutilation, abuse, and theft are the natural outcome of a world in which force rules, in which human beings are objects.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
The name of 'reform' simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.
Quote examples
Dmitri Alperovitch
Russian Businessman
The difference between theft and destruction is often a few keystrokes.
Quote examples
Adam Conover
American Comedian
Your date of birth is a security point for identity theft.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French Economist
Property is theft.
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David Shields
American Author
All art is theft.
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