Theft - English meaning

noun

The action of appropriating something.

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Dishonest appropriation of property

noun

An amount of money kept separate to use for a particular purpose, esp. by a government

Usage examples:

The city council approved an appropriation of $10,000 to plant trees.

noun

A sum of money to be used for a particular purpose

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An appropriation of $1 million/€5000/£20,000, etc. campus leaders are seeking an emergency appropri…

noun

Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.

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A two-year sentence for burglary

noun

(in india or burma (myanmar)) an act of violent robbery committed by an armed gang.

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An increase in the number of dacoities in buses

noun

Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.

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Charges of fraud and embezzlement

noun

The crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for

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They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds., he's accused of tax evasion, embezzlement, a…

noun

The action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit.

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The decree provided for the expropriation of church land and buildings

noun

The act of taking away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally

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The need for expropriations could delay construction by up to nine months., villagers are protestin…

noun

Theft of personal property. in english law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.

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A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels …

noun

The crime of taking something that does not belong to you, but not in a way that involves force or the threat of force

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[ u ] as a pickpocket, he was charged with larceny.

noun

Stealing, especially the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without entering a building illegally in order to do so

Usage examples:

They still face charges of grand larceny, and falsifying business records.

noun

The action of misappropriating something; embezzlement.

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An alleged misappropriation of funds

noun

The act of stealing something that you have been asked to take care of, and using it for yourself

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Misappropriation of funds/money/assets he was charged with forgery and misappropriation of union as…

noun

The action of stealing things of little value.

Usage examples:

Surveillance practices reduce theft and pilferage in the workplace

noun

The act of stealing things of small value

Usage examples:

Lockable cabinets provide protection against pilferage.

verb

Steal (things of little value).

Usage examples:

She produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer

verb

Present participle of pilfer

Usage examples:

He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.

verb

Steal (something).

Usage examples:

He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

collocation

Deprive somebody of something by deceit

phrasal verb

Cheat someone, especially financially.

Usage examples:

She thought he was ripping her off over her royalties

phrasal verb

Steal or plagiarize something.

Usage examples:

They have ripped off £6.7 billion

noun

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery

noun

The crime of stealing from somewhere or someone

Usage examples:

He committed several robberies., a bank robbery

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

Present participle of rob

noun

The action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

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She had convictions for shoplifting

verb

Steal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

Usage examples:

He was spotted shoplifting at the supermarket near his home

noun

The crime of taking goods from a store without paying for them

Usage examples:

John has been jailed three times for shoplifting.

verb

Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Usage examples:

Thieves stole her bicycle

noun

The action or offence of taking another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it; theft.

Usage examples:

They argue that copying licensed software is a form of stealing

noun

The action or offence of taking another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it; theft.

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They argue that copying licensed software is a form of stealing

noun

The action of stealing another person's property.

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Petty thievery

adjective

Keen to steal; thievish.

Usage examples:

Securing the zip on my backpack against thieving fingers

noun

The action of stealing; theft.

Usage examples:

He supplemented his income with petty thieving

verb

Be a thief; steal something.

Usage examples:

They began thieving again