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Definitions for Theft

[1] the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
[2] an instance of this.
[3] Archaic . something stolen.
[4] criminal law the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession
[5] rare something stolen

Words related to Theft

fraud, vandalism, piracy, heist, holdup, crime, embezzlement, larceny, thievery, robbery, burglary, break-in, extortion, shoplifting, mugging, looting, snitch, racket, touch, caper

Words nearby Theft

thecoma, thecostegnosis, thee, theelin, theelol, theft, theft insurance, theftproof, thegn, theiler, theine

Origin of Theft

before 900; Middle English; Old English thēfth, thēofth; see thief, -th1; cognate with Old Norse thȳfth, obsolete Dutch diefte

Other words from Theft

an·ti·theft , adjective

Word origin for Theft

Old English thēofth; related to Old Norse thӯfth, Old Frisian thiūvethe, Middle Dutch düfte; see thief

Synonyms for Theft

break-in, burglary, crime, embezzlement, extortion, fraud, heist, holdup, larceny, looting, mugging, piracy, robbery, shoplifting, thievery, vandalism, annexation, appropriation, caper, cheating, deprivation, fleece, grab, hustle, job, lift, peculation, pilferage, pillage, pinch, plunder, racket, rapacity, rip-off, score, snatch, snitch, steal, stickup, swindle, thieving, touch, defrauding, filch, pilfering, purloining, robbing, swindling, swiping