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n

  1. Larceny; the unlawful expropriation of someone elseÂ’s property with the intent of keeping it from its rightful owner.
  2. In its broadest sense, any example or act of stealing, which includes burglary, embezzlement, false pretenses, fraud, and larceny. While larceny is generally categorized as petty or grand depending on the value of the goods taken, theft is generally categorized by the type of property stolen.
identity theft
The misappropriation of another’s confidential and personal information such that the one taking such data can use such information to pass as the other by submission of credit documents, forging of identification cards, etc. 

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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