0 (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it:
1 the act of taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it; stealing:
2 the crime of illegally taking something that belongs to someone else:
She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison.
There's been an increase in minor offences, such as traffic violations and petty theft.
Unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem of car theft in a reactive rather than a proactive way.
The commerce and theft of the two armies certainly suggests mercenary objectives rather than the close cooperation of allies.
Besides disorderly conduct, the police increasingly arrested young people for theft.
These contacts are needed to overcome problems of theft and damage, secure access to reliable information, and settle administrative procedures.
