Theft definition
An example of theft is someone stealing another person's car.
The prevention of theft.
Several car thefts.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of theft
- Middle English from Old English thīefth
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old English þȳft, þēoft, earlier þīefþ, þēofþ, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief"). Cognate with Old Norse þeoft, þeofð and (obsolete) Dutch diefte. Compare thief, -th.
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