Theft
[θeft] or [θɛft]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) The thing stolen.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Larceny, robbery, stealing, shoplifting, pilfering, thievery.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Robbery, thieving, stealing, pilfering, filching, larceny, depredation,[SeePEEVISH]
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Definition
n. act of thieving.—adj. Theft′ūous thievish.—adv. Theft′ūously.
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Examples
- It would excuse theft in Washingtons and Wellingtons, and unchastity in women as well. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Rachel and I, so long as the suspicion of theft rested on me, were parted irrevocably. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Scarcely had the search commenced than the overturned cauldron was discovered, and with it the theft of the poisoned arrows. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I left nothing unsaid that I COULD say--short of actually telling you that I knew you had committed the theft. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And is not this involuntary deprivation caused either by theft, or force, or enchantment? Plato. The Republic.
- Désirée was not to be so cheated: she had learned to bring falsehood to the aid of theft, and would deny having touched the brooch, ring, or scissors. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Penelope persisted in believing that she was to be forthwith tried, sentenced, and transported for theft. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Will the just man or citizen ever be guilty of sacrilege or theft, or treachery either to his friends or to his country? Plato. The Republic.
- Petty thefts, wanton assaults, purposeless outrage--to the man who held the clue all could be worked into one connected whole. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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