petty theft

noun

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

Examples of petty theft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to records from the Okaloosa Department of Corrections, the woman was charged on July 29 with animal cruelty as well as petty theft for the missing enclosure. —

Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024 Romine was initially arrested on July 3 on a felony warrant for petty theft, violation of his pre-trial release and counterfeiting. —

Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2024 The man was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation before being booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility on suspicion of battery causing serious bodily injury, assault on a peace officer, resisting a police officer, and petty theft, according to police and jail records. —

Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024 The case that brought down Suffolk County’s top three law enforcement officials began as a petty theft in 2012. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for petty theft

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