Meanings
nounpetty theft (countable and uncountable, plural petty thefts)
plural petty thefts
- countableuncountableA 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.
Synonyms: petty larceny
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小偷小摸
- 小偷小摸 (xiǎotōuxiǎomō)theft of property of low value
Finnish näpistys
- näpistystheft of property of low value
French larcin, chapardage
- larcintheft of property of low value
- chapardagetheft of property of low value
German Bagatelldiebstahl
- Bagatelldiebstahltheft of property of low value
Japanese こそ泥
- こそ泥 (kosodoro)theft of property of low value
Polish drobna kradzież
- drobna kradzieżtheft of property of low value
Russian ме́лкая кра́жа
- ме́лкая кра́жа (mélkaja kráža)theft of property of low value
Spanish hurto, furto (disused)
- hurtotheft of property of low value
- furto (disused)theft of property of low value
- rateríatheft of property of low value
Swedish snatteri, ringa stöld
- snatteritheft of property of low value
- ringa stöldtheft of property of low value
Welsh mân ladrad
- mân ladradtheft of property of low value
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APA
petty theft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20theft
MLA
“petty theft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20theft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petty theft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petty%20theft.
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