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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brito was picked up on an outstanding bench warrant related to a petit theft charge for allegedly shoplifting from a Target department store in Midtown Miami in 2017, her arrest report shows.
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Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
During the six-hour operation, police also arrested seven people on suspicion of shoplifting items from Home Depot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
The victim confronted the suspect while the suspect was shoplifting.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Durst posted $250,000 bail and went on the run until he was arrested again in Pennsylvania when he was caught trying to shoplift.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
However, shoplifting incidents in L.A. County in late 2022 were actually lower than in 2014, according to a report from the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank that analyzed state Department of Justice statistics.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Since then, he had been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and released again.
—Charles Homans Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
One of Waite-Jones’ clients was arrested for shoplifting tools his employer required to work.
—Isabelle Kause, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Proposition 47 made shoplifting property under $950 only a misdemeanor.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
During the six-hour operation, police also arrested seven people on suspicion of shoplifting items from Home Depot.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
The victim confronted the suspect while the suspect was shoplifting.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Durst posted $250,000 bail and went on the run until he was arrested again in Pennsylvania when he was caught trying to shoplift.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
However, shoplifting incidents in L.A. County in late 2022 were actually lower than in 2014, according to a report from the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank that analyzed state Department of Justice statistics.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Since then, he had been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and released again.
—Charles Homans Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
One of Waite-Jones’ clients was arrested for shoplifting tools his employer required to work.
—Isabelle Kause, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Proposition 47 made shoplifting property under $950 only a misdemeanor.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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