theft

noun
/θɛft/

The act of stealing property.

Example

“resource theft”

Synonyms

stealing

Related words

antitheft
cybertheft
nontheft
theftbote
theftdom
thefteous
theftful
theftless
theftproof
theftuous
joke theft
petty theft

Example sentences

“All intellectual property is theft from the public domain.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The cameras weren't working at the time of the theft.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þīefþ".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “theft” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.