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petty theft

petty theft noun: a theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.

Noun

petty theft (countable and uncountable, plural petty thefts)

  1. A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.
    Synonyms:
    petty larceny

petty theft meaning in Tamil

petty theft in Tamil

இவைகளையும் காணவும்

Synonyms of petty theft

Forms of petty theft

pluralpetty thefts

Questions about petty theft

What does petty theft mean?
Petty theft means a theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.
What is petty theft in Tamil?
Petty theft in Tamil is இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Petty theft meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petty theft?
Petty theft is a noun.
What is the plural of petty theft?
The plural of petty theft is petty thefts.

Words near petty theft in the dictionary

  1. petty patents
  2. petty serjeanty
  3. petty session
  4. petty sessions
  5. petty spurge
  6. petty theft
  7. petty thefts
  8. petty treason
  9. petty whin
  10. petty-bourgeois
  11. petty-fog

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