petit theft

noun

US, law
: the crime of stealing something that does not have a high value

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Since 2004, he's been charged with petit theft (low-value theft), possession of marijuana and cocaine, trespassing and indecent exposure in public, according to court documents. Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The charges included kidnapping, drug possession, grand theft burglary and petit theft. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025 Court records show three of the burglary charges are from Seminole County and the two other burglary charges, along with the petit theft charge, are from a Volusia County warrant. Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025 The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025 Along with a second-degree murder charge, Duran-Contreras is charged with petit theft and burglary. Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025 Rockwell was arrested and charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor petit theft, according to Canyon County online booking records. Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Petit theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20theft. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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petit theft

noun
: petty theft at theft
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