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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.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English th¨¥fth, th¨¥ofth; see thief, -th1; cognate with Old Norse thy?fth, obsolete Dutch diefte
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Collins
World English Dictionary
theft (¦È?ft)
¡ªn
1.
criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession
2.
rare something stolen
[Old English th¨¥ofth; related to Old Norse th?fth, Old Frisian thi¨±vethe, Middle Dutch d¨¹fte; see thief]
'theftless
¡ªadj
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Word Origin & History
theft
O.E. ?eof? (W.Saxon ?ief?), from P.Gmc. *theubitho (cf. O.Fris. thiufthe, O.N. ?yf?), from *theubaz "thief" (see thief) + suffix -itha (cognate with L. -itatem).
Online Etymology Dictionary, ? 2010 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster
Legal Dictionary
Main Entry: theft
Function: noun
Etymology: Old English thiefth
: LARCENY; broadly : a criminal taking of the property or services of another without consent
NOTE: Theft commonly encompasses by statute a variety of forms of stealing formerly treated as distinct crimes.
grand theft
: theft of property or services whose value exceeds a specified amount or of a specified kind of property (as an automobile)
NOTE: Grand theft is a felony.
petty theft
: theft of property or services whose value is below a specified amount called also petit theft
NOTE: Petty theft is a misdemeanor but may be aggravated by prior convictions.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, ? 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Theft definition
Punished by restitution, the proportions of which are noted in 2 Sam. 12:6. If the thief could not pay the fine, he was to be sold to a Hebrew master till he could pay (Ex. 22:1-4). A night-thief might be smitten till he died, and there would be no blood-guiltiness for him (22:2). A man-stealer was to be put to death (21:16). All theft is forbidden (Ex. 20:15; 21:16; Lev. 19:11; Deut. 5:19; 24:7; Ps. 50:18; Zech. 5:3; Matt. 19:18; Rom. 13:9; Eph. 4:28; 1 Pet. 4:15).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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