petty theft
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petty theft — n. (Law) petty larceny, theft of property valued below the grand larceny limit … English contemporary dictionary
petty theft — noun A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime … Wiktionary
petty theft — noun [noncount] : ↑petit larceny … Useful english dictionary
Felony petty theft — is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code (Section 666) that makes it possible for a person who commits the crime of petty theft to be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the accused had previously been… … Wikipedia
theft — n [Old English thiefth]: larceny; broadly: a criminal taking of the property or services of another without consent ◇ Theft commonly encompasses by statute a variety of forms of stealing formerly treated as distinct crimes. grand theft: theft of… … Law dictionary
theft — /theft/, n. 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. [bef. 900; ME; OE thefth, theofth; see THIEF, TH1; c. ON thyfth … Universalium
theft — [θeft] n [: Old English; Origin: thiefth] 1.) [U] the crime of stealing →↑thief, burglary ↑burglary, robbery ↑robbery ▪ Car theft is on the increase. ▪ an arrest for petty theft (=stealing small things) ▪ Three men were charged with attemp … Dictionary of contemporary English
Theft — In criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person s property without that person s freely given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing… … Wikipedia
theft — n. 1) to commit (a) theft; to practice theft 2) petty theft 3) a theft from (a daring theft from a museum) * * * [θeft] to practice theft petty theft to commit (a) theft a theft from (a daring theft from a museum) … Combinatory dictionary
petty larceny — n: petit larceny at larceny Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. p … Law dictionary
