How To Use Theft In A Sentence

But a surge in thefts of treasured relics from ancient temples and monuments has reached such a level that an agonised debate has begun over bringing back the death penalty.
Police are again urging householders to secure their property after a theft from a house in Kirkwall.
Most often, this implies a life on city streets begging, panhandling, petty theft, and using charity and soup kitchens close to the drug source.
After several years of investigations, the Boys Ranch was indicted on criminal Medicaid fraud and grand theft charges last April.
Also admitted theft of tin of tuna and can of cider from store. The Sun

The story is about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
Along with stamping out burglaries and thefts, a heavy emphasis is put on personal safety.
His Australian hosts piled on more pressure yesterday, saying that sweetheart deals that allowed corporations to dodge tax in countries where they made profits amounted to theft. Times, Sunday Times
Overeating and drunkenness both violated social moral codes, although the latter appears to have been a much weightier transgression: intoxication is frequently listed among the serious crimes — "pleasurable living," adultery, theft — mentioned by Sahagún's informants. 47 Indigenous drinking practices also shocked Spaniards who had their own ideals of moderation when it came to alcohol consumption, a topic that we look at in Chapter 4. Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico
Theft would not cover obtaining ownership by deception.
In fact there is little evidence of a direct link between tight family budgets and food theft. Times, Sunday Times
The detection rate for motor vehicle theft that year was just 11.7 per cent.
And my justice shall answer for me tomorrow before thee, when the time of the bargain shall come; and all that is not of divers colours, and spotted, and brown, as well among the sheep as among the goats, shall accurse me of theft. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision
A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels of property crimes, including larceny and auto theft.
Charged with credit-card fraud and identity theft, most of the suspects arrested that day have been released on bail pending trial.
A youth - accused of rape, housebreaking and theft - burst into tears yesterday when his mother asked the court to keep him in jail for his own safety.
At its core, “macroeconomic management” is invariably an exercise in surreptitious theft and fraud. Matthew Yglesias » Justice and Stabilization
Digital technology makes it easier to prevent signal theft and it means better voice quality and longer battery life.
A security number had been etched on the car window as a protection against theft.
To trick people into voting one way or another is a kind of theft. Times, Sunday Times
A BUDERIM "battler" has been left devastated by the theft of a car that pulled him from the brink after 11 months of unemployment. Sunshinecoastdaily.com.au: The Sunshine Coast Daily
A recent Court of Appeal decision upheld an insurer's right to refuse a claim for theft because keys had been left in a car.
The kyack was quite in the shadow now, yet she dared not attempt its theft until the three men were asleep. The Sky Line of Spruce
She admitted however, that because so many people had experienced theft out of their luggage they could be feeling "gatvol" and not bother to complain. IOL: News
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.
Now, filchers consider theft an art form, and with the kind of skill they display, it might as well be.
They are to be charged with attempting to murder Muller, abducting him, arson, theft, theft of a motor vehicle and housebreaking and theft.
Dean says the theft of her laptop was one of a number of unusual events that took place during her investigations.
Investigators seemed baffled by the theft, as guards patrol the premises at night and there is tight security inside, including infrared systems and cameras.
From here, I went steadily downhill and, when I was 19, I was sent to prison for theft, assault and numerous robberies.
The victim of the motorcycle theft can be heard cursing the robber as he lies bleeding in the road by the ditched bike. Times, Sunday Times
Five men, aged between 18 and 22, face multiple charges including burglary, theft, and receiving stolen goods.
There's a tamperproof anti-theft alarm and bike locator. Times, Sunday Times
Isn't it about time a government made the theft of intellectual property a white-collar crime? Times, Sunday Times
Campers and backpackers have reported thefts of food, sleeping bags and clothing from their coolers and tents, according to authorities.
It's a cool story - theft, corruption, conspiracy theories, mud-slinging and back-stabbing.
Music-lovers will be further shafted by this theft in a more subtle way, as well.
Alexis is on trial for murdering music Brown during an attempted car theft. Md. man denies 2 killings in testimony
The accusations are clearly politically motivated - with the charge of theft being added to cast a slur on Sarath's character.
Page 36 serve for the resort and refuge of masterles men and other idle and evill dispozed persons, and are the cause of cozenages, thefts, and other dishonest conversacion and may also be used to cover dangerous practizes. Wrong Side of the River: London's disreputable South Bank in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Jessica A. Browner
Her theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.
On the actual day of the murder, he had been arrested and taken into the lock-up on a charge of a very petty theft.
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.
Airbnb offers hosts damage cover of up to 600,000 for theft or vandalism. Times, Sunday Times
For one thing the theft of a famous object is always bedevilled by the circumstance of its being indisposable through the usual channels. Killer Dolphin
Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect.
City centre officers are also pledged to have more of an impact on cycle thefts and on cyclists riding in restricted areas.
He was jailed for 40 months after admitting fraud and theft. The Sun
A disgraced former building society finance director, who fleeced the company of more than £100,000 to cover up a string of thefts from a charity where he was treasurer, is facing Christmas behind bars.
Theft of the enemy's semaphore codebooks became an important part of the business of war.
They went out to shoot at the sides of trucks after playing "Grand Theft Auto III," the bestselling PlayStation 2 shoot'em-up that has become synonymous with the controversy over violent video games. THE NEWS BLOG
No longer is Art Theft a refined craft of niminy-piminy alarm evasion, but more and more a matter of going in with all the guns blazing.
He says that the words complained of were meant and calculated to disparage the Claimant in his profession and business and also that they imputed to him the criminal offences of harassment stalking and theft.
She admitted theft and got a suspended jail term. The Sun
Another facet is the continual proliferation of attempts at phishing and identity theft. June « 2010 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
That the sequels continue after the critically disappointing Ocean's Twelve, only proves that these ganefs will try to get away with this theft as long as they can bring in the shekels.
Australia was only one chapter in the great narrative of empire, whose spread across the globe was everywhere hallmarked by cultural theft and indigenous dispossession.
Our ways may be wicked, and the movements of our mind wicked; such as adulteries, thefts, idolatries, slanders, strife, passion, sedition, vain-glory, and all that the apostle Paul enumerates among the works of the flesh. NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works
Last week, there was a rash of thefts from vehicles parked in SFU parking lots.
Let's start with infringement / theft - your issue with the term theft is that the original isn't stolen, only a copy. Techdirt
That doesn't include embezzlement and theft of public assets. Times, Sunday Times
Modern identity theft is now about elaborate long-term capers that achieve massive payoffs, with the unpaid bills getting dumped in your lap. About.com Internet for Beginners
The frequent theft of chrism from churches for magical purposes is a case in point; surely this was not a clear indicator of persistent paganism.
In contrast, petty theft has a very low rate of reporting to the police, and a low detection rate.
He also admitted a further charge of abstracting electricity under the Theft Act.
And Kuznetsova, with her dark hair and plaintive eyes and sometimes obnoxious laugh, has become a new emblem — an emblem not of suffering, but of anger with the place that Russia has become, a parallel world cordoned off from Europe and the United States that lacks drinkable tap water and a genuinely independent judiciary, and is led by a criminal regime driven by the puniest of ambitions: theft. From Russia, With Self-Loathing
This theft was premeditated because the barrow is completely worthless to anyone other than a trader.
The police want to interview every employee about the theft.
The story verged on the outlandish, even by the standards of the diamond district, where tales of theft and fraud are far from rare. NYT > Home Page
This caused him to become disaffected, and to embark on a career of petty theft. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
Against her are three counts of high treason, one count grand theft auto, one count resisting custody, one count unordered arson.
He couldn't stay here and be an accessory to murder and theft.
Drug use is a factor in the lives of people before incarceration and may be an instrumental reason why crimes such as theft, larceny, and forgery are committed.
They had long been sought by police in connection with a series of violent motorcycle thefts.
You can't claim virtually every theft on insurance or you're going to become uninsurable.
The crimes are the latest in a series of thefts to have taken place around the area.
It is a bedside story with a difference, featuring allegations of theft, grievous bodily harm and murder. Times, Sunday Times
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.
He had been sentenced to 21 months for the theft of a handbag in 2007 and considered it deeply unjust. Times, Sunday Times
They've been miscategorizing most identity theft all along - chalking it up to unpaid debt and writing it off.
Does your travel insurance cover you against/for the loss or theft of cash?
I had one reader who told me he was reading it outside one day when a ned came up to him -- "ned" being Scots for ... um ... think as disenfranchised as you can get -- the juvenile delinquents from our equivalent of the projects, shell-suited gangs into Buckfast and hard drugs, petty theft and hassling strangers, the type of person that is to your average SF/Fantasy reader as a hyena is to a gazelle. More Aesthetics
Identity theft: Russian Baptists smeared: A fake newspaper in Smolensk portrays Protestants as morally loose. Phony Paper Smears Russian Baptists | Liveblog | Christianity Today
But no one would seriously suggest we should have laws licensing dangerous driving or theft. Times, Sunday Times
Arata said 12 auto burglaries, two auto thefts and one attempted theft occurred in the area Sunday night.
The majority of identity thefts occur thru contractors employing people in entry-level jobs that have not been properly screened.
Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
None of them had noticed anything suspicious in regard to the theft of the burin. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
He was indicted on four counts of theft and one count of fraudulent appropriation of property.
Shipped from England to Port Jackson, he served seven years for theft, but later became a sealer, earning enough to buy into his first ship.
They increased their own effectiveness as a result, by improving the stability of their constituents, but at the same time they helped train an efficient modern work force and reduced the multitude of individual resistances to industrial society, ranging from idling on the job to theft and sabotage, that suggested far more fundamental hostility to modernity than the dictates of reason could counte - nance. PROTEST MOVEMENTS
Expensive golf equipment makes rich pickings for thieves, and the lucrative nature of golf crime was highlighted by a recent theft from the pro shop at the Golf Club.
You should take out travel insurance covering you and your family against theft.
In the last part of your article you liken the act of music piracy to the theft of physical property.
He says that a bigger trauma awaited him after the theft, in the form of claiming insurance.
Doing Tracey for wasting police time for ringing up about her stollen radio again after being warned that her sister taking it into her bedroom was NOT theft. The Italian Job « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
They included four commercial burglaries, two car thefts and two other thefts.
To prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition and theft of state secrets.
He has previous convictions for theft, robbery and assault causing actual bodily harm.
They are also blamed for an increase in motorcycle theft in the city. Times, Sunday Times
Car manufacturers ought to produce vehicles which are more secure against theft.
We are specially struck with the reference to theft; while no less noteworthy is the absence of that sabbatarianism, which is the "moral" of the nursery tale. Moon Lore
This is how car theft will be from now on. Times, Sunday Times
The computer electronics maker told analysts that inventory thefts led to lower-than-expected quarterly earnings.
They were charged with burglary and the theft of a Ford Sierra Cosworth, and remanded in custody for seven days.
The sentence for TWOC should be the same as for theft and let the Judge make up his mind on the facts how serious it is. Archive 2007-06-24
The theft happened on Tuesday afternoon but last night there was confusion about what was in the documents.
Police say that installing anti-theft devices and etching the registration number on the windscreen, will go a long way in countering the problem.
Any messages that breach regulations or corporate policy - including theft or leakage of intellectual property - are flagged for review and blocked before they are sent.
Williams was also convicted of the theft of two cars and an unrelated burglary.
Police also learned that the brothers had just recently been released from jail where they had been incarcerated for theft.
Court documents show the main charge against him is the theft of 15 billion kwacha in cash from the Zambia National Commercial Bank in Lusaka.
Please fill out a report on the theft.
The defendant is accused of/charged with a range of crimes, from theft to murder.
Others admitted various counts of theft, fraud or laundering. The Sun
Youths and adults were arrested for theft, shoplifting, assaulting a police officer and public order offences.
Several managements are now consulting security firms for insulation from product theft.
The couple deny theft, deception and fraud. The Sun
The recent epidemic of car thefts has been blamed on bored teenagers.
Concerns for privacy of information, protection against cyberattacks, cybertheft and the safeguarding of proprietary information have shifted the focus of technology spending to these areas.
Lawrence Ledent, 38 a driver Roadway Express Inc was charged with one count of grand theft.
Banda's name struck terror into the hearts of lawless people, and thefts and dacoity became a thing of the past.
Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town.
What do people think about a Government that lets mafia criminals wander around free while jailing poor people for theft?
This Indian fighter firmly grasped the notion of Manifest Destiny saying that America's extermination of the Indians and thefts our their lands was ultimately beneficial as it was inevitable.
It makes us so angry that the cemetery is becoming a target of theft and vandalism.
We have a saying in Arabic: unattended money encourages theft. Behind Each Toxic Bank Asset There Is a Toxic Executive
This instruction does not cover the defendant's theory, which is that he had no knowledge of the theft of the car until after the asportation had ceased.
This caused him to become disaffected, and to embark on a career of petty theft. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
The police brought a charge of theft against him.
There have been almost 60 thefts involving property worth more than 20,000. The Sun
The company reckons ID theft costs the UK economy £1.3 billion per year.
Keeping any part of the surplus is simply theft and thus violates the moral principle of justice.
Car thefts have dropped in Basildon after police deployed decoy motors which catch crooks in the way a Venus fly trap plant catches insects.
Witnesses to the act of criminal genius called police who, so far, have only charged the man with theft.
PhilipTaylor: VOTE REPUK IN NOVEMBER AND RELIVE THE HUM1L1ATION AND THEFT but but but oberma is black and we gotta stop his marxist communist far left agender. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
I would dearly love to spend the time on the 20% of decent, honest, genuine victims but I really dont have the time due to having to trace knacker Ned to update him on how the investigation into his complaint of “theft of giro” is coming along. How “Police Performance” Fraud Works. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Riddell was jailed Tuesday and faces a charge of unauthorized practice of law. Prosecutor Stephen S. Snook said he also hopes to file identity theft charges.
She had four felony convictions for burglary and petty theft with priors, and had been out of prison for a couple of years when she coolly shoplifted, then viciously fought me in the parking lot.
Police in Laindon are urging the public to be vigilant after a string of thefts from people using a cash machine in the town.
She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
Recently I've written a lot about airline security and counter-terrorism, but I've also written about new developments in the cryptanalysis of hash functions and defences for identity theft.
Police are leading the investigation into the theft of cash from 20,000 debit card accounts. The Sun
Adam's apparent lack of concern enraged Mike, as hurt by his brother's treachery as he was by the theft.
During the theft he comes upon a chambermaid whom he takes hostage, then kills, as his escape attempt goes awry.
Mystery still surrounds the theft of a nativity statue set that was stolen from the Catholic church in Horwich on New Year's Day.
It can be used to find more sophisticated cases of plagiarism or intellectual property theft.
The main offence is under s15A of the Theft Act 1968, a section repealed by the Fraud Act 2006. McNulty Escapes With ‘A Talking To’ Shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Police are hunting the culprits, who if caught can expect to be charged with theft and defacing a public building.
Case files showed that 25 suspects arrested for alleged theft were assaulted, with 17 being beaten on the soles of their feet, a torture common in Zimbabwe known as falanga, it said. ANC Daily News Briefing
During the sacking of the houses of the local aristocracy, pillaging was sufficiently controlled for some of the furnishings to be given to the poor, to deflect accusations of theft.
Another new trend is the theft of fertilisers and pesticides with 20,000 worth of chemicals taken in one raid. Times, Sunday Times
They went out to shoot at the sides of trucks after playing "Grand Theft Auto III," the bestselling PlayStation 2 shoot'em-up that has become synonymous with the controversy over violent video games. THE NEWS BLOG
The scheme follows a similar tactic adopted by Scottish police who have posted constables at schools to tackle youths known to be involved in petty crimes such as housebreaking, theft and anti-social behaviour.
They are accused of theft from a newsagent's shop.
Yeah, higher inflation and therefore higher nominal interest rates that allow for more monetary policy flexibility during crises is theft! Matthew Yglesias » Olivier Blanchard on the Case for Higher Inflation
Theft of motor vehicles, robbery, drink-driving – daft little things, but it sticks with you," he says. Britain's not working
You are misusing the term theft, as the rightful owner of internet pipes are the owners of internet pipes, not you or me. Technology Review RSS Feeds
Aiello says the ghoulish graveyard thefts would have been unthinkable in an earlier age.
He forged cheques from a building society staff association and admitted ten charges of theft and forgery. Times, Sunday Times
There used to be a certain amount of what we call theft in The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2
Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have kleptomania.
It's a cool story - theft, corruption, conspiracy theories, mud-slinging and back-stabbing.
The principal felonies were homicide, rape, theft, burglary, robbery and arson.
Robbery is now classified as theft from a person; burglary is downgraded to criminal damage. Times, Sunday Times
That phrase is read narrowly to convict the accused of handling rather than theft, handling being a more serious offence than theft.
Judges are meting out increasingly harsh sentences for car theft.
He turned and took a pen from the desk and wrote on the edge of a flier about car theft. SNOWJOB
The standard isn't any different for a petty theft arrest than it would for the arrest of a capital crime.
Police dogs, traffic officers and a specialist off-road unit are to be used in a huge blitz on moped thefts.
Mrs. Omdorff was not satisfied with the conduct of her child; and yet she was amused at what she called his cuteness, and laughed instead of reproving him for an act that was in spirit a theft. Choice Readings for the Home Circle
The insurance will cover damages arising as a result of an accident, medical costs, expatriation but not the theft of personal property.
Emily the Labrador disappeared in London just hours after Britain learned of a spate of dog thefts up and down the country.
The D-notice was lifted after news of the computer theft was circulated by an international news agency.
The speed and precision of the theft makes it likely that the paintings were stolen under orders from a private collector.
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To trick people into voting one way or another is a kind of theft. Times, Sunday Times
She admitted theft and obtaining property by deception and asked for 20 other offences to be considered. The Sun
He gambled right: No criminal charges against Pease or the others were filed, though Gonzalez sued him in civil court for trespassing and theft, and Pease and the Marin Countybased In Defense of Animals, which had been actively opposing Guillermos company, sued Sonoma Foie Gras for violating anticruelty laws. The Foie Gras Wars
It links back to the question of how/if taxation can ever be justified, and whether taxation is theft, as some libertarians will say. Thoughts on Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
When there are no cops to report your minor theft to it goes unreported.
The roll of shame includes medics who made fatal misdiagnoses, botched operations, fiddled expenses and attempted theft. The Sun
The victim of the motorcycle theft can be heard cursing the robber as he lies bleeding in the road by the ditched bike. Times, Sunday Times
To defend against loss or theft, the cards usually require the user to enter a personal identification number as well.
Automatic anti-theft system: Including entrance control system and access control system, anti-theft alarm system, visual monitoring system, intercommunication system, patrol system, etc.
There's also some material about a bus and a museum theft that makes no sense at all, and feels spliced in from another film.
Moreover, once the elements of theft are satisfied, it does not matter that the victim has no civil law remedy.
A third of robberies in certain areas of London are now mobile phone thefts - with many offences committed by schoolkids against their peers.
The theft seems to have been an internal job involving a security guard, but no prosecution followed and the thefts went unpublicised.
She said a ‘real spate’ of armed hold-ups, burglaries and car thefts had left the local community feeling scared and vulnerable.
Arrests were made for a variety of offences including burglary, theft and public order.
Vehicle features: this 2004 mercury monterey is red with gray leather interior. it is equipped with a ohv 12-valve spi v6 engine and an automatic transmission., anti-theft system, brake / shift interlock, child safety rear door locks, crash severity sensor system, dual-stage fr We Blog A Lot
This kind of theft was a universal law, like the pull of gravity.
Wohler's criminal record included offences of going equipped for theft, criminal damage, aggravated vehicle taking, interfering with a vehicle and disqualified driving.
Sophisticated software packages and search databases are being touted around to help detect literary theft.
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.
They also steal and commit dacoities, house-breaking and thefts on railway trains. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
We rang the insurance company to report the theft.
The suspect is due in court here shortly on charges of kidnapping, housebreaking and theft.
Thus, the system improves efficiency and arrests leakage of revenue through theft, pilferage etc.

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