theft
[θeft]
n. 盗窃, 窃, 盗窃罪, 赃

[] 盗窃, 偷窃, 窃



theft
[ noun ]
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
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the thieving is awful at Kennedy International



Theft \Theft\, n. [OE. thefte, AS. [thorn]i['e]f[eth]e,
[thorn][=y]f[eth]e, [thorn]e['o]f[eth]e. See {Thief}.]
1. (Law) 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.

Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the
owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious;
every part of the property stolen must be removed,
however slightly, from its former position; and it must
be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of
the thief. See {Larceny}, and the Note under {Robbery}.

2. The thing stolen. [R.]

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, .
. . he shall restore double. --Ex. xxii. 4.