Legal Definitions - thieve

Definition:

Thieve (verb) means to steal or commit theft or larceny. Theft (noun) is the act of taking someone else's personal property with the intention of depriving the true owner of it. It includes larceny, burglary, embezzlement, and false pretenses. Many modern penal codes have consolidated these property offenses under the name "theft."

Examples:

• Cybertheft: stealing someone's personal information or money through the internet.
• Petty theft: stealing a small amount of cash or low-value goods or services.
• Theft by deception: using trickery to obtain someone's property, such as creating a false impression or failing to disclose a known lien or legal impediment.
• Theft by extortion: obtaining property by threatening to harm someone, accuse them of a crime, or damage their reputation.
• Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake: taking control of property that one knows is lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake and failing to take reasonable measures to return it to the rightful owner.
• Theft of services: obtaining services from someone through deception, threat, coercion, or other means.

These examples illustrate different forms of theft and how they can be committed. For instance, cybertheft involves stealing through the internet, while theft by deception involves using trickery to obtain someone's property. Theft by extortion involves threatening someone to obtain their property, while theft of services involves obtaining services through deception or other means.