Shoplifting
noun
The act of stealing goods from a shop or store while pretending to be a customer.
The teenager was caught shoplifting at the local supermarket.
Often appears as...
- caught shoplifting
- accused of shoplifting
noun
The act of stealing goods from a shop or store while pretending to be a customer.
The teenager was caught shoplifting at the local supermarket.
Often appears as...
- caught shoplifting
- accused of shoplifting
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Shoplifting refers to theft in a retail setting. It doesn't apply to stealing elsewhere.
He was charged with shoplifting, not burglary, since it happened in a store.
Pro Tip 2/3Customer Disguise
Shoplifting involves the pretense of being a shopper, which is a key part of the act.
Shoplifting often occurs when someone acts like they're shopping before stealing items.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Consequences
Being caught shoplifting can lead to arrest, legal charges, and a criminal record.
After shoplifting, she faced a trial and the possibility of a fine or jail.
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She had a couple of juvenile misdemeanors. Meanwhile, that man had been arrested for shoplifting in Home Depot -- 85 dollars' worth of stuff, a similar petty crime. But he had two prior armed robbery convictions.
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Machine intelligence...
She had a couple of juvenile misdemeanors. Meanwhile, that man had been arrested for shoplifting in Home Depot -- 85 dollars' worth of stuff, a similar petty crime. But he had two prior armed robbery convictions.
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Quote examples
Mark Lanegan
American Musician
When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that store guard was when I got thrown in jail again - this time for not paying court fees. The guy happened to be in jail, too, right next to me. That's what Eastern Washington is like - you never get too far away from anybody.
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Jemima Khan
English Journalist
There's a theory about fame: the moment it strikes, it arrests development. Michael Jackson remained suspended in childhood, enjoying sleepovers and funfairs; Winona Ryder, an errant teen who dabbled in shoplifting and experimented with pills; George Clooney, a 30-year-old commitment-phobe, never quite ready yet to settle down.
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Danica McKellar
American Actress
I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.
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Deborah Moggach
English Writer
Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe.
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Lolo Jones
American Athlete
I definitely would say, by sixth grade, I was a professional shoplifter - and not because I wanted to. I'm not going out to shoplift earrings or clothes or shoes like the average teenager. I was shoplifting frozen dinners at a grocery store.
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Andy Behrman
American Writer
I think almost all manic depressives exhibit some kind of criminal behaviour, even if it's something as minimal as shoplifting, but then they often go on to bigger and better things - in my case, it was fraud.
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Rebecca Miller
American Director
I was an anorexic, beer drinking, class cutting, doodling, shoplifting, skater chick that was into nature, art class, and the beach.
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Ben Eine
English Artist
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh.
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Diplo
American Musician
I've been in jail a couple times. I've been caught shoplifting.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that store guard was when I got thrown in jail again - this time for not paying court fees. The guy happened to be in jail, too, right next to me. That's what Eastern Washington is like - you never get too far away from anybody.
Quote examples
Jemima Khan
English Journalist
There's a theory about fame: the moment it strikes, it arrests development. Michael Jackson remained suspended in childhood, enjoying sleepovers and funfairs; Winona Ryder, an errant teen who dabbled in shoplifting and experimented with pills; George Clooney, a 30-year-old commitment-phobe, never quite ready yet to settle down.
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Danica McKellar
American Actress
I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.
Quote examples
Deborah Moggach
English Writer
Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe.
Quote examples
Lolo Jones
American Athlete
I definitely would say, by sixth grade, I was a professional shoplifter - and not because I wanted to. I'm not going out to shoplift earrings or clothes or shoes like the average teenager. I was shoplifting frozen dinners at a grocery store.
Quote examples
Andy Behrman
American Writer
I think almost all manic depressives exhibit some kind of criminal behaviour, even if it's something as minimal as shoplifting, but then they often go on to bigger and better things - in my case, it was fraud.
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Rebecca Miller
American Director
I was an anorexic, beer drinking, class cutting, doodling, shoplifting, skater chick that was into nature, art class, and the beach.
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Ben Eine
English Artist
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh.
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Diplo
American Musician
I've been in jail a couple times. I've been caught shoplifting.
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