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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Crime
shopliftshop‧lift /ˈʃɒpˌlɪft $ ˈʃɑːp-/ verb [intransitive] SCCSTEALto take something from a shop without paying for it —shoplifter noun [countable] Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
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shoplift• At least she only robbed bins and doorsteps, she didn't shoplift.• For example, one could not suffer amputation for shoplifting.• The clerk spotted the girl shoplifting and stopped her from leaving the store.• The black and Hispanic community mobilized in the belief that the shoplifting charges and the shooting were unjustified.• A shoplifting diplomat caught on videotape was prosecuted by his own government.• So I had to go out shoplifting every day then.• Daniel was suspended for one game after being arrested for shoplifting last week...• He only had one tiny conviction for shoplifting so far, and felt sure that wouldn't be held against him.• He had taught them how to pick a lock, steal a car, to shoplift ... The list was endless.
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