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theft
[theft] 
,–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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| theft (thěft) n.
[Middle English, from Old English thīefth.] |
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Theft
Theft\, n. [OE. thefte, AS. [thorn]i['e]f[eth]e, [thorn][=y]f[eth]e, [thorn]e['o]f[eth]e. See Thief.]1. (Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny. Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See Larceny, and the Note under Robbery. 2. The thing stolen. [R.] If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, . . . he shall restore double. --Ex. xxii. 4.
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Language Translation for : theft
Spanish:
robo, hurto,
German:
der Diebstahl,
Japanese:
盗み
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: theft
Function: noun
Etymology: Old English thiefth
: LARCENY; broadly : a criminal taking of the property or services of another without consent
NOTE: Theft commonly encompasses by statute a variety of forms of stealing formerly treated as distinct crimes.
grand theft
: theft of property or services whose value exceeds a specified amount or of a specified kind of property (as an automobile)
NOTE: Grand theft is a felony.
petty theft
: theft of property or services whose value is below a specified amount called also petit theft
NOTE: Petty theft is a misdemeanor but may be aggravated by prior convictions.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Theft
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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