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Vinony

theft

noun

  1. unlawful taking of property, act or process of stealing
  2. theft, as defined in French law
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /θɛft/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief or thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).

  1. The act of stealing property.

    “resource theft”

    “Bike theft is on the rise.”