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n. The act or an instance of stealing; larceny.

n. Obsolete Something stolen.

n. The act of stealing property.

n. 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.

n. The thing stolen.

n. The act of stealing; in law, larceny (which see): compare also robbery.

n. Something stolen; a loss by stealing.

n. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

"You are misusing the term theft, as the rightful owner of internet pipes are the owners of internet pipes, not you or me."

felony   

constructive theft    reset of theft    steal    nick    TWOC   

thieve    thief   

peculation    misapplication    shrinkage    grand theft    petty larceny    skimming    robbery    petty    breach of trust with fraudulent intent    rustling   

petty theft   

larceny   

antitheft    bereft    cleft    deft    heft    left   

robbery    fraud    burglary    treachery    treason    murder    conspiracy    abuse    bribery    extortion