pickpocketing
pickpocketing noun: the act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket. Also the present participle and gerund of pickpocket.
Noun
pickpocketing (countable and uncountable, plural pickpocketings)
- The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.
- Copperfield says he turned his pockets inside out to reveal nothing in them, even though he was carrying his passport, wallet and cellphone. "Call it reverse pickpocketing," Copperfield told The Palm Beach Post for Wednesday's editions.2006 April 26, “David Copperfield tricks robbers”, in USA Today, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2010
- The vast majority of crime in the capital is petty street crime, such as pickpocketing and “grab and runs.”2010, Graeme R. Newman, Crime and Punishment around the World, page 124
Also used as
pickpocketing is also the present participle and gerund of pickpocket.
Forms of pickpocketing
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Phrases with pickpocketing
Questions about pickpocketing
- What does pickpocketing mean?
- Pickpocketing means the act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.
- What part of speech is pickpocketing?
- Pickpocketing is a noun.
- What is the plural of pickpocketing?
- The plural of pickpocketing is pickpocketings.
Words near pickpocketing in the dictionary
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