petty theft
petty theft · petty thefts
мелкая кража
Bagatelldiebstahl
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a…A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.
» He has been charged with petty theft.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.
Bagatelldiebstahl
ме́лкая кра́жаmélkaja kráža
Examples
2 sentencesHe has been charged with petty theft.
Sami started getting into trouble for petty theft.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
theft of property of low value:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
theft of property of low value:
Forms
plural: petty thefts| Singular | petty theft |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedgrand theft
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable