Theft (?), n. [OE. thefte, AS.
þiéfðe, þ&ymacr;fðe,
þeófðe. See Thief.] 1.
(Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking
and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful
owner of the same; larceny.
&fist; To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's
consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property
stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it
must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See
Larceny, and the Note under Robbery.
2. The thing stolen. [R.]
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, .
. . he shall restore double.
Ex. xxii. 4.
Theft (?), n. [OE. thefte, AS.
þiéfðe, þ&ymacr;fðe,
þeófðe. See Thief.] 1.
(Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking
and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful
owner of the same; larceny.
&fist; To constitute theft there must be a taking without the owner's
consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious; every part of the property
stolen must be removed, however slightly, from its former position; and it
must be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of the thief. See
Larceny, and the Note under Robbery.
2. The thing stolen. [R.]
If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, .
. . he shall restore double.
Ex. xxii. 4.
