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theft

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
an instance of this.
Archaic. something stolen.

theft

/ θɛft /

criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession
rare.
something stolen

Origin of theft¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English thēfth, thēofth; thief, -th ¹; cognate with Old Norse thȳfth, obsolete Dutch diefte

Origin of theft¹

Old English thēofth; related to Old Norse thӯfth, Old Frisian thiūvethe, Middle Dutch düfte; see thief

In this way, inspiration becomes appropriation, which leads directly to theft and erasure.

That Kim Jong-un is behind it all—the hack, the theft, the sad red carpet.

The theft, which was over in less than a minute, took place in a North London liquor store.

In no way, he said, did Brown deserve to die for what began as petty theft.

Traitz, it should be noted, has a long criminal history that includes trafficking Oxycodone, ID fraud, theft, and more.

Yet it is liable for ordinary negligence in protecting passengers from loss by theft.

It was there that she suffered the loss by theft of her valuable diamonds, through Charles Crochard, her real lover.

Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.

The theft in question was committed at the home of Mlle. Beaumesnil.

This thing called Secession originated in falsehood, theft and perjury.

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