<def-root>These are words describing situations in which a <fen>Perpetrator</fen> takes <fen>Goods</fen> from a <fen>Victim</fen> or a <fen>Source</fen>. The <fen>Means</fen> by which this is accomplished may also be expressed.
<ex>I can't believe <fex name="Perpetrator">he</fex> <t>pickpocketed</t> <fex name="Goods">my gold watch</fex> !</ex>
<ex><fex name="Perpetrator">I</fex> had to <t>pilfer</t> <fex name="Victim">from the office</fex> <fex name="Purpose">just to get by</fex> . <fex name="Goods">INI</fex></ex>
<ex><t>Snatching</t> <fex name="Goods">purses</fex> <fex name="Source">from little old ladies</fex> is not a living . <fex name="Perpetrator">CNI</fex></ex>
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<def-root><fen>Perpetrator</fen> is the person (or other agent) that takes the goods away.
<ex><fex name="Perp">Leslie</fex> <t>stole</t> the watch from Kim.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Victim</fen> is the person (or other sentient being or group) that owns the goods before they are taken away by the perpetrator.
<ex>Leslie <t>stole</t> the watch <fex name="Victim">from Kim</fex>. </ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Goods</fen> is anything (including labor, time, or legal rights) that can be taken away.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> <fex name="Goods">the watch</fex> from Kim.</ex></def-root>
<def-root><fen>Source</fen> is the initial location of the goods, before they change location.
<ex>Leslie <t>stole</t> the watch <fex name="Src">from the table</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Manner</fen> in which the theft occurs.
<ex>Leslie <fex name="Manner">swiftly</fex> <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Means</fen> by which a <fen>Perpetrator</fen> takes the <fen>Victim</fen>'s <fen>Goods</fen>.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim <fex name="Means">by following her home after work</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Place</fen> where the theft occurs.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim <fex name="Place">in the park</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Purpose</fen> for which a theft occurs.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim <fex name="Purpose">in order to sell it on Ebay</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Explanation</fen> for why a theft occurs.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim <fex name="exp">because she'd always wanted a Gucci</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>This FE identifies the <fen>Time</fen> when the theft occurs.
<ex>Leslie <t>STOLE</t> the watch from Kim <fex name="Time">at dusk</fex>.</ex></def-root>
<def-root>An object used by the <fen>Perpetrator</fen> in taking possession of the <fen>Goods</fen>.
<ex>Chis <t>stole</t> it <fex name="Instrument">with a long bamboo pole</fex> through the fence</ex></def-root>
<def-root>The number of times that a theft occurs.
<ex>Thieves <fex name="Frequency">twice</fex> <t>stole</t> my Dodge Dart in the last two weeks</ex></def-root>
Committing_crime
Taking
Robbery
COD: take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
FN: to steal, often in violation of trust
FN: to take something (esp. of little value) in a furtive manner.
FN: to take something (usually of little value) away illegally.
COD: steal (things of little value).
COD: steal.
COD: (informal) steal.
COD: (informal) steal.
COD: steal things.
COD: a person who steals another person's property.
COD: a person who steals from people's pockets
COD: archaic term for pickpocket
FN: person who steals small amounts or items.
FN: a person who steals or kidnaps.
COD: the action or crime of stealing.
FN: the act of stealing.
FN: the act of stealing, especially in small amounts, again and again
FN: skilled at or given to petty thievery.
FN: skilled at commiting theft.
COD: steal or kidnap by seizing suddenly
COD: (informal) steal
COD: steal or misapproriate (money placed in one's trust or under one's control).
COD: dishonestly or unfairly take for one's own use.
FN: to steal goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
FN: a person taking something that does not belong to him.
FN: a person stealing goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
FN: the act of stealing goods from a store while pretending to be a customer
FN: the act of stealing a small amount or item, often over and over again
FN: having been illegally taken away.
FN: the act of stealing by putting to one's own use (money held in trust for some other person or group of persons).
FN: a person who steals by putting to his own use (money held in trust for some other person or group of persons).
COD: the embezzlement of public funds.
FN: a dishonest use of something as one's own.
COD: theft of personal property.
COD: an act of snatching.
FN: the act of taking something away illegally.
FN: steal from people's pockets
COD: a robbery.
FN: steal
FN: steal (euphemistic)
FN: steal, nab.
FN: steal (esp cattle).
FN: to take property without permission
FN: the act of stealing
FN: steal, usually by surreptitiously picking up an item and then walking away with it hidden.
FN: steal (something) and depart, prototypically followed by attempting to hide from anyone wishing to punish the theft.