identity theft

noun

The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.

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Meanings

nounidentity theft (countable and uncountable, plural identity thefts)

plural identity thefts

  1. countableuncountablecriminologyThe deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 身份盜竊 /身份盗窃
  • 身份盜竊 /身份盗窃 (shēnfèn dàoqiè)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
Danish identitetstyveri
  • identitetstyverideliberate assumption of another person's identity
Dutch identiteitsdiefstal
  • identiteitsdiefstaldeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Finnish identiteettivarkaus
  • identiteettivarkausdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
French usurpation d'identité
  • usurpation d'identitédeliberate assumption of another person's identity
German Identitätsdiebstahl
  • Identitätsdiebstahldeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Greek κλοπή ταυτότητας
  • κλοπή ταυτότητας (klopí taftótitas)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
Hebrew גניבת זהות
  • גניבת זהותdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Hungarian személyazonosság-lopás, személyiséglopás
  • személyazonosság-lopásdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
  • személyiséglopásdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Indonesian pencurian identitas
  • pencurian identitasdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Italian furto di identità
  • furto di identitàdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Japanese アイデンティティの盗難, なりすまし
  • アイデンティティの盗難 (aidentiti no tōnan)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
  • なりすまし (narisumashi)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
Korean 신원 도둑질
  • 신원 도둑질 (sinwon dodukjil)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
Polish kradzież tożsamości
  • kradzież tożsamoścideliberate assumption of another person's identity
Portuguese roubo da identidade, usurpação de identidade
  • roubo da identidadedeliberate assumption of another person's identity
  • usurpação de identidadedeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Russian похище́ние тождественности
  • похище́ние тождественности (poxiščénije toždestvennosti)deliberate assumption of another person's identity
Spanish hurto de la identidad, robo de identidad
  • hurto de la identidaddeliberate assumption of another person's identity
  • robo de identidaddeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Swedish identitetsstöld, id-kapning
  • identitetsstölddeliberate assumption of another person's identity
  • id-kapningdeliberate assumption of another person's identity
Cite this entry
APA

identity theft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20theft

MLA

“identity theft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20theft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identity theft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20theft.

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