petty theft

noun

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

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Nearly half of the oil executives (47%) said the most common form of theft was targeted and organized, while 42% described it as opportunistic petty theft. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 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 See All Example Sentences for petty theft

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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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