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Collocations for theft - noun

ADJECTIVE

petty
grand (AmE)
attempted (esp. BrE)
the crime of attempted theft
large-scale, outright, wholesale
The shortage has led to price increases and the large-scale theft of vaccine supplies.
Unauthorized copying is outright theft of information.
the wholesale theft of copyrighted music
retail
auto (AmE), car, cattle, laptop, etc.
data
ID, identity
the potential victims of identity theft

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… OF THEFTS

series, spate (esp. BrE), string
a spate of thefts over the Christmas period

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PREPOSITION

theft from
He is accused of theft from his employer.
theft of
She admitted the theft of three pairs of shoes.

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