shoplifting
IPA: ʃˈɑpɫɪftɪŋ
noun
- (uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
- (countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
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Examples of "shoplifting" in Sentences
- He was convicted of shoplifting.
- Shoplifting is of course a poor analogy.
- Shoplifting may be prevented and detected.
- Another problem due to the huge crowds is shoplifting.
- He was arrested at the age of thirteen for shoplifting.
- Hussain was cautioned by police for shoplifting in 2004.
- Avon is nostalgic about the shoplifting days of their youth.
- Shoplifting is considered a form of theft and is subject to prosecution.
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