Definitions for stealing
steal·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingnoun

   the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

   "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

2. stealth, stealingnoun

   avoiding detection by moving carefully

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealingnoun

   The action of the verb to steal.

2. stealingnoun

   That which is stolen; stolen property.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealing

   Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. Someone who carries out an act of theft may be described as a "thief" (PL: thieves).Theft is the name of a statutory offence in California, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

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1. stealing

   Stealing is the act of taking someone else's property or belongings without their consent or knowledge, with the intention of permanently depriving them of it. It is considered an unlawful and unethical action, and it's generally classified as a criminal activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stealing

   of Steal

2. Stealingnoun

   the act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny

3. Stealingnoun

   that which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealing

   The gaining of a rat-line or two in height while waiting on the lower part of the rigging for the order to go aloft. Also, a vessel is said to steal ahead when she moves with the lightest breath of air.

Matched Categories

1. • Concealment

Anagrams for stealing »

1. taglines

2. Galenist

3. gelatins

4. genitals

How to pronounce stealing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stealing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stealing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stealing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stealing in a Sentence

1. Letitia James:

   Bots and other fake accounts have been running rampant on social media platforms, often stealing real people's identities to carry out fraud, as people and companies like Devumi continue to make a quick buck by lying to honest Americans, Attorney General office will continue to find and stop anyone who sells online deception. With this settlement, we are sending a clear message that anyone profiting off of deception and impersonation is breaking the law and will be held accountable.

2. Bothena Turabe:

   In the night you look at them and you think there is nothing, and the next morning you look and you see there are more caravans, this land is not yours to take - you're stealing it.

3. The White House:

   However, our advantage is threatened by foreign governments, criminals and lone actors who are targeting our computer networks, stealing trade secrets from American companies and violating the privacy of the American people.

4. Kathy Hochul:

   I will absolutely stand behind the fundamental premise on why we needed bail reform in the first place, you had two individuals accused of identical crimes/offenses even stealing a backpack, and one person goes to Rikers for three years because they couldn't post bail.

5. Patrisse Cullors:

   These fake BLM accounts and fake BLM people literally stealing money off of Black Death is so stomach churning I can’t even begin to explain, we told [Facebook] over and over again to shut that s--t down. And it wouldn’t. Glad it’s down now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stealing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stealing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stealing
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=stealing