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Meanings of theft in English

Russian
кража
Portuguese
furto
Spanish
hurto
Catalan
furt
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The act of taking illegitimatly possession of something that belongs to others.

кража
Usage of theft in English
1
The good news: Car theft dropped 22 percent last year, CCC reported.
Wired
2
The law requires hacked organizations to promptly warn potential identity theft victims.
Wired
3
Unfortunately, credit card fraud and identity theft are becoming increasingly big problems.
Wired
4
The idea comes from the goddess; the theft is all my own.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
5
The Seven-Ten list theft was engineered to lead us to this truth.
Seven Surrenders
6
Sergeant Vanderheyden said the theft followed others in the wider Canterbury region.
Radio NZ
7
The case is the FBI's highest profile action against global copyright theft.
Reuters
8
Next morning she reports the theft and a local policeman seemed concerned.
The new yorker
9
If the theft allegations prove true, Hart said he will rethink plans.
Reuters
10
The theft happened at the Vincent SuperSpar in East London, reports News24.
The South African
11
This will help minimize debit card-related fraud and theft, the bank said.
Reuters
12
That has more to do with outright theft than the free market.
The Guardian
13
Under a carefully crafted plea deal, the government dropped all theft charges.
Wired
14
It was not clear how many people were involved in the theft.
Reuters
15
Burglary or robbery were the most common crimes experienced, followed by theft.
The South African
16
Police said he escaped his confinement and returned back after the theft.
Reuters
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Translations for theft
Portuguese
furtoroubo
Theft through the time
Theft across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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