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noun
1.
the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
Archaic. something stolen.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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World English Dictionary
theft (θɛft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession |
| 2. | rare something stolen |
| [Old English thēofth; related to Old Norse thӯfth, Old Frisian thiūvethe, Middle Dutch düfte; see | |
| 'theftless | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
theft
O.E. þeofð (W.Saxon þiefð), from P.Gmc. *theubitho (cf. O.Fris. thiufthe, O.N. þyfð), from *theubaz "thief" (see thief) + suffix -itha (cognate with L. -itatem).
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Theft definition
Punished by restitution, the proportions of which are noted in 2 Sam. 12:6. If the thief could not pay the fine, he was to be sold to a Hebrew master till he could pay (Ex. 22:1-4). A night-thief might be smitten till he died, and there would be no blood-guiltiness for him (22:2). A man-stealer was to be put to death (21:16). All theft is forbidden (Ex. 20:15; 21:16; Lev. 19:11; Deut. 5:19; 24:7; Ps. 50:18; Zech. 5:3; Matt. 19:18; Rom. 13:9; Eph. 4:28; 1 Pet. 4:15).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
And outright theft is not unheard of, as the poor seek to fill their drinking vessels and the rich their swimming pools.
Shover received the felony charge as this was his fifth retail theft offense.
Echoing a theme of beneficiaries, the misappropriation and theft of food has resulted in a loss of food relief.
These examples both describe the theft of intellectual or creative labor.
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