theft

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR Theft is the crime of stealing. 盗窃
Over the last decade, auto theft has increased by over 56 percent. 过去的10年来汽车盗窃案上升了56％以上。

She was found guilty of theft, but because of extenuating circumstances was not sent to prison .
There's been an increase in minor offences , such as traffic violations and petty theft.
Unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem of car theft in a reactive rather than a proactive way.
He was remanded on theft charges .
We rang the insurance company to report the theft.