Definition of Theft

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Definition of Theft
	Theft The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny. The thing stolen. Related Definitions: Act, An, And, Deprive, Felonious, Intent, Larceny, Of, Owner, Personal, Property, Removing, Rightful, Same, Specifically, Stealing, Stolen, Taking, The, Thing, To, With

Theft Quotations

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature; the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.
Marquis de Sade

I don't need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me.
Jay London

To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft.
Jose Marti

The name of "reform" simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
Imelda Marcos

The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
Vin Diesel

A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say that all taxation is theft, and it isn't the job of a libertarian presidential candidate to cook up new ways to commit theft.
L. Neil Smith

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation - especially in the suburbs.
Melissa Bean

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement.
Melissa Bean

Theft Translations

theft in Danish is tyveri
theft in Dutch is diefstal, ontvreemding
theft in French is fauche
theft in German is Diebstahl, Dieb
theft in Italian is ladrocinio
theft in Latin is furtum
theft in Portuguese is roubo, furto
theft in Spanish is robo, hurto, latrocinio

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