crimes. This word is sometimes used as synonymous with larceny, but it is not so technical. . 2. In the Scotch law, this is a proper and technical word, and signifies the secret and felonious abstraction of the property of another for sake of lucre, without his consent.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
An unlawful felonious taking away of another man’s movable and personal goods against the will of the owner. Jacob. Theft is the fraudulent taking of corporeal personal property belonging to another, from his possession, or from the possession of some person holding the same for him, without his consent, with intent to deprive the owner of the value of the same, and to appropriate it to the use or benefit of the person taking.