[theft] n [ME thiefthe, fr. OE thiefth; akin to OE theof thief] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the act of stealing; specif: the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it b: an unlawful taking (as by embezzlement or burglary) of property
2. obs: something stolen
3: a stolen base in baseball