单词 | theft |
释义 | theft (θeft ) Word forms: thefts variable noun [oft noun NOUN] B2 Theft is the crime of stealing. Art theft is now part of organised crime. ...the theft of classified documents from a car in London. Synonyms: stealing, robbery, thieving, fraud Collocations: art theft Let's call art theft a business, shall we? Times, Sunday Times The former government agent tries to crack an art theft case. The Sun As long as you go for the small canvases and the big names, as both these books about art theft make clear, paintings are eminently stealable. Times, Sunday Times Police recovered 2,392 stolen paintings, about 300 sculptures and 142,234 antiquities last year in a crackdown on art theft. Times, Sunday Times Carabinieri art theft specialists will join the staff this year. Times, Sunday Times He was jailed for criminal damage and attempted theft at Cardiff Crown Court. The Sun (2012) The pedal houses a global positioning tracker and a SIM card that work together to alert an owner to an attempted theft or determine the location of a stolen bike. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He admitted attempted theft and will be sentenced next month. The Sun (2009) A rising tide of sheep and cattle theft forms a large part of a countryside crime wave, insurers have warned. Times, Sunday Times Conflicts between farmers and herders are rare and cattle theft almost non-existent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The immediate provocation was an incident of cattle theft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A stir was caused in 1044 when two kings, in some dispute over the bell, went on spates of prisoner taking and cattle theft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Documents detailing his investigations of cattle theft are particularly valuable in detailing the longtime efforts of the cattlemen's association in protecting livestock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also can help companies to identify credit card theft before the details are sold, or warn of stolen corporate data being touted. Times, Sunday Times All the gangs are increasingly using the internet both for cybercrime, such as credit card theft and financial fraud, and as an 'enabler' for their other activities. Times, Sunday Times The grand jury indictment cites about 15 credit card thefts relating to cards that had been lost, stolen, expired, revoked or cancelled. Times, Sunday Times Other jurisdictions offer replica street signs for sale to discourage theft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In later years most modern engines bore plates that were cast in aluminium instead of brass in an attempt to discourage theft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In most cases, cards are even more secure than cash, because they discourage theft by the merchant's employees and reduce the amount of cash on the premises. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This helps to discourage theft of wheels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The integrated access, parking and control systems discourages theft, and the bicycles are immediately identifiable due to their unusual design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you have a mobile phone stolen, you report the theft immediately. The Sun She was told she had to report the theft to the police first, which she duly did and was given a 'crime' number. The Sun He didn't report the theft to the police, he said, because he didn't want to disclose his identity, or that of his customers. Times, Sunday Times One of those was to report the theft of a bicycle. Times, Sunday Times I would like to report a theft. Times, Sunday Times Privilege's data shows a 19 per cent drop in theft claims from 2013 to 2014. The Sun He faces a lengthy jail term if convicted of the theft claims. The Sun The statistics are based on 10,000 theft claims made by insurer elephant. The Sun People who work in financial services reacted with surprise to the theft claims. Times,Sunday Times Insurers settled 16,000 theft claims in the first three months of this year, up 14 per cent in a year and the highest quarterly total since 2012. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 盗窃 Japanese: 盗み |
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