theft

«theft» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the crime of stealing, taking something that belongs to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (theft, a theft, thefts)

meaning for a pupil

1) Theft is the crime of stealing, taking something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back. tree →

2) A theft is one act of stealing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it can also mean the stolen animal itself, and a thief must repay double or more, or be sold if he cannot pay. Interpretation: The rabbis read these laws as stressing that the thief must make up the loss to the victim. In the primary lessons: In lessons about right and wrong and the law, theft is a crime; a person who steals is a thief. In safety lessons children learn to keep valuables safe and to tell an adult or the police about a theft. «Identity theft» is when someone steals another person's personal details online. Phrases: «car theft», «identity theft», «report a theft», «petty theft».

examples

• If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double. (Torah EXO.22.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him — he shall make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. (Torah EXO.22.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The theft of the bike was reported to the police. tree →
• Theft is against the law. tree →
• There has been a theft from the changing rooms. tree →
• Identity theft can happen online. tree →
• Lock your bike to prevent theft. tree →
• The museum was closed after the theft of a painting. tree →
• Shoplifting is a kind of theft. tree →
• On discovering the theft, he beat his breast and loudly bewailed his loss. tree →

note

Plural: thefts. Related: thief (person, plural thieves), steal (verb: steal, stole, stolen). Borrowing with permission is not theft. «Finders keepers» is not a law — taking something you found that belongs to someone else can be theft.

In the corpora

• "Shrinkage" is shop talk for goods lost to theft.
• Keeping something you know belongs to someone else can count as theft, even if you found it.
• Putting a theft right means giving back or paying back, and saying sorry to the person.
• From 1788 to 1868 Britain sent about 160,000 convicts on ships to Australia, a punishment called transportation, sometimes for quite small thefts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «theft» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.