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theft::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | larceny, stealing, thievery, thieving |
| Type of | felony |
| Has types | breach of trust with fraudulent intent, defalcation, embezzlement, grand larceny, grand theft, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation, petit larceny, petty, petty larceny, pilferage, robbery, rustling, shoplifting, shrinkage, biopiracy, skimming |
Examples of theft
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He is charged with felony theft and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
From the dailyherald.com
They each face seven burglary charges and one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
From the stltoday.com
The legislation makes mail theft and possession of stolen mail a Class C felony.
From the thenewstribune.com
Santos Luna Barron, 45, of Chowchilla, was booked on suspicion of vehicle theft.
From the sacbee.com
She will plead not guilty to a theft charge in the Iowa film tax credit scandal.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Several of the jailbirds doing time for identity theft became ACORN supervisors.
From the washingtontimes.com
He pleaded guilty last March to health care fraud and aggravated identity theft.
From the chron.com
LaRose also is accused of lying to a federal agent and attempted identity theft.
From the edition.cnn.com
He is charged with vehicle burglary and theft in connection with the stolen car.
From the kansas.com
- Larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
- In criminal law, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. ...
- A Theft is a 1989 novel by the American author Saul Bellow. Bellow originally wanted to publish the book as a story or serial in a magazine such as The New Yorker, but his agent had trouble selling it to any magazine. ...
- "The Theft" is the second single from the American metalcore band Atreyu's third album, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, released in 2006. The song's lyrics are about the theft of the band's lead singer, Alex Varkatzas's "freedom" when he was an alcoholic, or in his words "stolen shit".
- The act of stealing property
- (THEFTS) Taking of honors and titles that belong to God and Christ unto one s self. Also taking temporal advantage on religious pretexts. Also withholding that which belongs to God.
- The unlawful taking of another's property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of its use or possession.
- The wrongful taking of the property of another. It is a broad term and includes larceny, pilfering, hold-up, robbery and pick-pocketing.
- The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession, or constructive possession, of another person.
