Inrelinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 042 v.06
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Main Definitions
- steal |v| take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
- "She admitted stealing the money from her employers."
- "The numbers of cars which are stolen every year has risen."
- "They were so poor they had to steal in order to eat."
- take to steal something |ph| used when it is clear from the situation that you mean that someone takes something dishonestly.
- "They boys broke into her house and took all her money."
- "They didn't take much - just a few items of jewllery."
- nick/pinch |v| |UK| |inf| to steal something.
- "Someone's nicked my wallet!"
- "When I came back, my car had been pinched."
At Banks or Shops
- robbery 1 |n| |pl robberies| the action of robbing a person or place.
- "He is in prison for armed robbery."
- "He has twice been convicted of robbery."
- "Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?"
- "He served four years in prison for robbery."
- robbery 2 |n| the crime of stealing money or other things from a bank, shop etc, especially by using threats or violence.
- "Mobile phones are a common target in street robberies."
- "Police are investigating a series of bank robberies in South Wales."
- bank job |n| |informal| a carefully planned robbery of a bank.
- "The money from the bank job was quickly taken out of the country."
- raid |n| an attack on a bank, shop etc, especially one in which the thieves use weapons.
- "The gang carried out an armed raid on a post office."
- shoplifting |n| stealing things from a shop while it is open.
- "Shoplifting costs stores millions of pounds every year."
- "She stole it from the shop."
- petty theft |n| the stealing of something that is not very valuable.
- "There had been a rash of pretty thefts in the hotel."
- loot |n| the activity of stealing from shops during a violent event.
- "The town has been plagued by armed thugs who have looted food supplies and terrorized the population."
In Houses or Flats
- break-in / house break-ing |n| an occasion when someone breaks a door or window in order to enter a place and steal things.
- "The break-in was the eighth on our street this year."
- "There's been a break-in at the newsagents."
- burglary |n| the crime of entering a house or other building illegally and stealing things.
- "Most burglaries occur when a house or apartment is empty."
- "He was charged with burglary."
To a Person or People
- larceny |n| |US| |law| the crime of stealing something from someone, without using the force or threats.
- "He pleaded guilty in New York to nine counts of grand larceny.
- mugging |n| a violent attack on someone in the street in order to rob them.
- "There have been a number of muggings outside downtown hotels."
- pick pocket |n| pick (someone's pocket) to steal from your pockets or bag without you noticing.
- "Someone in the subway picked my pocket and got my wallet."
- snatch |n| an act of snatching or quickly seizing, usually of wallet or handbag.
- "She snatched the document from my hands.
- theft |n| the crime or stealing something, especially when the person they are stolen from is not present.
- "Car thefts are on the increase."
- "Security has been tightened since the theft of a $150,000 oil painting."
Oneline Thefts
- phishing |n| the activity of dishonestly persuading people to give you their credit card details over the internet, so that you can steal money from their bank account.
- "Phishing is becoming very popular with computer criminals."
More
- carjacking |n| the action of stealing a car after violently ejection its driver.
- "My car was carjacked last night!"
- car theft |UK| auto theft |US| motor vehicle theft |n| is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a car.
- "!Northern Ireland had one of the highest levels of car theft in Europe."
- rustle |v| round up and steal cattle, horses, or sheep.
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