Definition of theft

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Theft (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..

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Purloin :: Purloin (v. i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Bribe :: Bribe (v. i.) To commit robbery or theft.
Pickery :: Pickery (n.) Petty theft.
Furacious :: Furacious (a.) Given to theft; thievish.
Thievery :: Thievery (n.) The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany..
Larceny :: Larceny (n.) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement.
Sheepbiter :: Sheepbiter (n.) One who practices petty thefts.
Pilfer :: Pilfer (v. t.) To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle..
Latrociny :: Latrociny (n.) Theft; larceny.
Stealth :: Stealth (v. t.) The act of stealing; theft.
Thieve :: Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Plunder :: Plunder (n.) That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud..
Theft :: Theft (n.) The thing stolen.
Michery :: Michery (n.) Theft; cheating.
Robbery :: Robbery (n.) The act or practice of robbing; theft.
Light-fingered :: Light-fingered (a.) Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
Pilfering :: Pilfering (n.) Petty theft.
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