Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Larceny of goods committed in a shop; the stealing of goods from a shop.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb
shoplift . - noun countable A theft from a shop during trading hours.
- verb Present participle of
shoplift .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store
Etymologies
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Examples
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The paper challenges the conventional wisdom that the observed rise in shoplifting calls for intensified monitoring and higher prices, showing that a rational response to increased shoplifting involves a reduction in both monitoring and prices.
Crime and Law 2009
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Meanwhile, how about some lessons in shoplifting from some petty thieves.
Rev. Tim Jones, doing his bit to restore dignity to Anglicanism « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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There are many benefits to being Anglican; Christmas shoplifting is just one of them.
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But let me add that by your reasoning, the fact that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting should be a crime, whereas almost everyone thinks that discrimination should be punished as a less serious civil matter, means that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting is more serious than discrimination, which by your lights means that everyone is a racist.
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David Bernstein: But let me add that by your reasoning, the fact that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting should be a crime, whereas almost everyone thinks that discrimination should be punished as a less serious civil matter, means that almost everyone thinks that shoplifting is more serious than discrimination, which by your lights means that everyone is a racist.
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'The regard that shoplifting is the most appropriate choice that the small people have been left with is the grim indictment of who you are.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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A North Yorkshire Police orator said: 'First as well as foremost, shoplifting is the rapist corruption as well as to justify this march of action under any circumstances is rarely irresponsible.
Poor? Go ahead and steal. - Shoryuken admin 2009
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'The regard that shoplifting is the most appropriate choice that the small people have been left with is the grim indictment of who you are.
Poor? Go ahead and steal. - Shoryuken admin 2009
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A North Yorkshire Police orator said: 'First as well as foremost, shoplifting is the rapist corruption as well as to justify this march of action under any circumstances is rarely irresponsible.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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After all, a charge of shoplifting is very concrete.
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