Legal Definition and Related Resources of Theft
Meaning of Theft
simple larceny unaccompanied with any other atrocious circumstances. The unlawful taking of or exercising unlawful control over movable property of another with intent to deprive him thereof. See Stealing.
Theft Alternative Definition
A popular term for larceny, adopted in lieu of the latter term by the Penal Code of Texas. In Scotch Law. The secret and felonious abstraction of the property of another for sake of lucre, without his consent. Alis. Crim. Law, 250.
Synonyms of Theft
noun
- burglary
- embezzlement
- felonious taking
- filchery
- fraudulent taking
- furtum
- larceny
- looting
- misappropriation
- peculation
- pilferage
- pilfering
- purloining
- purloinment
- robbery
- stealing
- swindling
- thievery
- wrongful taking
- Associated Concepts: theft of services foreign phrases: Contrectatio rei alienae animo furando
- estfurtum
- The touching or removing of another’s property
- with an intention of stealing
- is theft
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Theft in Historical Law
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Gleaning, Recent Possession, Simple Larceny, Thief.
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Theft in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of theft.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- theft in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- theft in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against property
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Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Delinquency
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