Meaning of theft In English

• 0 (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it:

  • Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently.

  • Shoplifting is theft.

• 1 the act of taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it; stealing:

  • [ U ] car theft

• 2 the crime of illegally taking something that belongs to someone else:

  • theft of sth They are taking legal action over the theft of copyrighted images sold by competing websites.

  • theft from sb/sth a daring theft from the company's offices

  • Four employees were arrested for theft of IBM memory cards.