shoplift
verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift 
shoplifted; shoplifting; shoplifts
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
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Jairus was also reportedly shoplifting from the store along with two other people when the off-duty deputy working security there, whose name has not been released, fatally shot him.
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Is shoplifting legal if enough people start doing it?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Under Laken Riley Act, federal officials are required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting or assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Subsequently, the filmmaker became enamored with airplanes and transferred that same fascination onto Lil Ant, who eyes the planes overhead with palpable yearning and, at one point, shoplifts a toy plane from a store.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Is shoplifting legal if enough people start doing it?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Under Laken Riley Act, federal officials are required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting or assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Subsequently, the filmmaker became enamored with airplanes and transferred that same fascination onto Lil Ant, who eyes the planes overhead with palpable yearning and, at one point, shoplifts a toy plane from a store.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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shoplift
verb
shop·lift
-ˌlift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
Legal Definition
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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