Definitions for identity theft
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
iden′tity theft`(n.)
the fraudulent appropriation and use of another person's identifying data or documents, as a credit card.
Category: Law
Origin of identity theft:
1995–2000
Princeton's WordNet
identity theft(noun)
the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
Wiktionary
identity theft(Noun)
The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.
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