theft
English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
theft (plural thefts)
- The act of stealing property.
Translations
act of stealing property
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