shoplift
verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift 
shoplifted; shoplifting; shoplifts
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
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Novato police arrested four suspects who allegedly conspired to shoplift from a shoe store.
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The initiative, if passed, would make the crime of shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for some drug charges, including those involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
Other subjects tackled in the book include Hollywood’s gentleman jewel thief Gerard Graham Dennis, Walter Wanger’s crime of passion against Jennings Lang and even Winona Ryder’s early aughts shoplifting scandal.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
For the first half of 2024, shoplifting increased by 24 percent compared to the same time frame last year, according to the Council on Criminal Justice.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
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Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
The initiative, if passed, would make the crime of shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for some drug charges, including those involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
Other subjects tackled in the book include Hollywood’s gentleman jewel thief Gerard Graham Dennis, Walter Wanger’s crime of passion against Jennings Lang and even Winona Ryder’s early aughts shoplifting scandal.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
For the first half of 2024, shoplifting increased by 24 percent compared to the same time frame last year, according to the Council on Criminal Justice.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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shoplift
verb
shop·lift
-ˌlift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
Legal Definition
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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