theft

Definition

Examples

The store installed new cameras to help prevent theft after the incident.

Synonyms

• robberylarceny by threat of violence
• burglaryentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
• larcenythe act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Collocations

• Easy identity theft
  describing identity theft (the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity)
• Medium report property theft to building security immediately
  to report property theft to building security immediately, meaning to to give an account or representation of in words
• Hard trade secret theft prosecuted under espionage statutes
  to trade secret theft prosecuted under espionage statutes, meaning to engage in the trade of
• Very Hard brazen intellectual property theft
  to brazen intellectual property theft, meaning to face with defiance or impudence