petty theft

noun

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

Examples of petty theft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Combating cargo theft The sheer scale of these heists—targeting hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment from commercial trailers—points not to petty theft, but organized criminals. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Records show that Havas was arrested in 2008 on a charge of petty theft. — Henry J. Gomez, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

He was arrested on suspicion of grand theft and petty theft and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

In April, courts re-reviewed Gerald Kowalczyk’s arraignment for petty theft, where he was given a $75,000 bail amount for buying a hamburger with a stranger’s credit card. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for petty theft

• bereft
• cleft
• deft
• heft
• left

Legal Definition

petty theft

see also:

theft