identity theft
The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that…The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.
» Tom is a victim of identity theft.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.
Identitätsdiebstahl
похище́ние тождественностиpoxiščénije toždestvennosti
- the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
Examples
8 sentencesTom is a victim of identity theft.
Tom was the victim of identity theft.
deTom wurde Opfer eines Identitätsdiebstahls. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you know anyone who's been a victim of identity theft?
Tom was convicted of identity theft.
Sami pled guilty for aggravated identity theft.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: identity thefts| Singular | identity theft |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable