Associations to the word «Theft»

Wiktionary

THEFT, noun. The act of stealing property.
THEFT BY FINDING, noun. (legal) The crime of failing to take reasonable steps to find the owner of property that has been found.

Dictionary definition

THEFT, noun. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.