theft [theft] Show IPA
noun
1.
the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
Archaic . something stolen.
Theft
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"Stealing" redirects here. For other uses, see Steal.
"Thief" redirects here. For other uses, see Thief (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Thievery and Theft (disambiguation).
In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.[1][2] The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud.[1][2] In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny;[2] in others, theft has replaced larceny. Someone who carries out an act of or makes a career of theft is known as a thief. The act of theft is known by terms such as stealing, thieving, and filching.[2]
Theft is the name of a statutory offense in California, Canada, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Victoria.
Steal
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Steal may refer to:
Theft, the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's freely-given consent
steal·ing [stee-ling] Show IPA
noun
1.
the act of a person who steals.
2.
Usually, stealings. something that is stolen.
Example Sentences
Also, in academia, there is also much infighting and nasty stealing of ideas because the funding situation has become so acute.
Hence that shows that stealing cannot fall under any objective morality.
Although you are not stealing, you are depriving someone else from earning a living.