Definisjon av theft

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Noun

theft - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
larceny, thievery, thieving, stealing
felony a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
breach of trust with fraudulent intent larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking
embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
pilferage the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
shoplifting, shrinkage the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"
robbery larceny by threat of violence
biopiracy biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use
grand larceny, grand theft larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny, petty, petty larceny larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
skimming failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
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Substantiv

theft - The act of stealing property.

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  • Theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting, fraud and sometimes criminal conversion. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny.

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  • theft
    The act of taking illegitimatly possession of something that belongs to others.

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