shoplifting

[US]/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈʃɑːplɪftɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. theft that occurs in a store, the act of stealing goods from a shop.

Example Sentences

be arrested for shoplifting

shoplifting was a serious crime.

shoplifting has reached epidemic proportions.

If she carries on shoplifting, she’ll end up in jail.

Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

He's already been caught shoplifting; that boy will come to a bad end.

He was fined for shoplifting but only received his just deserts.

After her shoplifting spree she lived in mortal dread of being found out.

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