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Synonyms for theft

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Synonyms for theft

the crime of taking someone else's property without consent

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Synonyms for theft

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All of us have seen Citibank use creativity and humor in its TV commercials to illustrate how identity theft damages the financial lives of its victims.
This lack of cooperation from the credit industry meant the problem took years to resolve: In January 2000, almost five years after Meadows had first found out about the ID theft, a bank employee loudly turned down her application to open an account "because of all those bad debts you left behind in Georgia."
In addition to local law enforcement agencies, at least eight resources exist or are under development for reporting identity theft. A draft document published by the International Association of Chiefs of Police describes what they are and how they work.
Summary: Although the vehicle anti-theft system industry has come a long way in terms of introducing exponential security systems, the relay theft technique opted by modern tech-savvy thieves is failing the advanced anti-theft system.
Right in the centre of the borough, this area has had 11 months out of the past 24 without a single theft. Given its neighbouring areas have had 50 to 100 thefts this is incredibly impressive.
The CM said canal water theft was a punishable crime and people involved in this crime deserve no leniency.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed an indiscriminate crackdown against the theft of canal water.
NEARLY two-thirds of children who've experienced theft said the incident happened in or around school, a new crime survey has revealed.
One in every against a in or around or housing Just four per cent said it happened in a park or open space, and the remaining 21 per cent said the theft occurred in other locations such as on public transport.
A further 17 per cent of children had experienced theft from outside a school building, such as in a playground, street or car park near Some 14 per cent of children aged between 10 and 15 who'd been stolen from said the incident took place in or around their home or housing estate.
Pet theft reform campaigners requested information on cat theft from 48 police authorities across the UK and noted a 114% rise in the crime in that period.
A new vehicle theft claim is now being made every six minutes, with Home Office figures showing a 50 percent rise in vehicle thefts over the last five years, said ABI.
That year there were 781,000 victims of phone theft.
Saturday, December 22 Theft non-specific Ref: KD2047