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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Imagine assessing a teenager with a history of shoplifting incidents that never led to probation.
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Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
That includes minors, that includes Dreamers, that's shoplifting a pack of bubble gum.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
California saw an uptick in shoplifting from 2021 to 2022 in big cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
That includes minors, that includes Dreamers, that's shoplifting a pack of bubble gum.
—NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
He was arrested again in 2016, during his four-year probation term, for shoplifting from a local Walmart and resisting security and was sent back to prison.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
California saw an uptick in shoplifting from 2021 to 2022 in big cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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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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