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petty theft
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petty theftnoun
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petty theft in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petty theft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of petty theft in a Sentence
At the precinct level, someone comes in for a petty theft, we're at the policing level, you identify that they have a mental health issue, instead of locking them up -- let's defer prosecution, let's have a local community-based organization that deals with mental health illnesses handle it right at the precinct -- that's the coordination that we need, there's no reason to put someone( with) mental health illness in Rikers Island, Rikers Island's Rikers Island.
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