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shoplift

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shop·lift  (shplft)
v. shop·lift·ed, shop·lift·ing, shop·lifts
v.intr.
To steal merchandise from a store that is open for business.
v.tr.
To steal (articles or an article) from a store that is open for business.
shoplifter n.
shoplifting n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.shoplift - steal in a store
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Translations
shoplift [ˈʃɒplɪft]
A. VI → hurtar en tiendas
B. VT → robar en una tienda, hurtar en una tienda
shoplift [ˈʃɒplɪft] vi → voler à l'étalage
shoplift [ˈʃɒpˌlɪft] vi → taccheggiare
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Banned shoplifters who continue to enter participating stores will then do so as a trespasser and will be escorted off the premises, If the person shoplifts while in the store, they will face a more serious charge of burglary.
Thieves to face total shop ban; CRIME: Two strikes and you are out of ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
He told Cannon, of Sedgley Road, that when caught stealing by security staff he had to comply and added: "Your record leads me to believe you are now beginning to shoplift and then resist.
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