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theft

Also known as stealing, thievery, thieving, heist

The Cunning Thief by Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau, depicting a thief about to steal a baked good|thumb|upright=1.2

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Theft is the act of taking someone else's property without permission or legal right, as illustrated in historical artwork like "The Cunning Thief." It matters because it violates people's ownership rights and is prohibited by law in virtually all societies.

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Grand theft ambulance: Media reports of stolen ambulances in the United States, 1980 to 2020.ReviewThe American journal of emergency medicine · 2024Sullivan RA, Kraus CKDOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.09.025
Bias in Stroke Evaluation: Rethinking the Cookie Theft Picture.ReviewStroke · 2022Steinberg A, Lyden PD, Davis APDOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.038515
Kleptomania or common theft - diagnostic and judicial difficulties.ReviewPsychiatria polska · 2018Sipowicz J, Kujawski RDOI: 10.12740/PP/82196
Theft of Controlled Substances in Long-Term Care Homes: An Exploratory Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Caspi E, Xue WL, Liu PJDOI: 10.1177/07334648231153731
Animal theft.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2000Hannah HWDOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.1736
Gun Theft and Crime.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2018Cook PJDOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0253-7
Wage theft and life expectancy inequities in the United States: A simulation study.Preventive medicine · 2022Eisenberg-Guyot J, Keyes KM, Prins SJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107068
Auto theft-related trauma.The Journal of trauma · 1998Livingston DH, Merritt S, Callori S et al.DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199810000-00028

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By jurisdiction
Australia
Actus reus
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Canada
Hong Kong
India
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Republic of Ireland
Romania
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1. 'Dishonestly'
2. 'Appropriates'
3. 'Property'
4. 'Belonging to another'
5. 'With the intention of permanently depriving the other of it'
Northern Ireland
United States
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Missouri
New York
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Virginia
Washington State
West Indies
Statistics
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The Cunning Thief by Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau, depicting a thief about to steal a baked good|thumb|upright=1.2

Theft (, cognate to ) is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. A person who engages in theft is known as a thief ( thieves).