[U] the crime of stealing goods from a shop/store by deliberately leaving without paying for them
shoplift verb [V]
shoplifter noun:
Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is shoplifting a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, shoplifting is tagged as noun.
Does shoplifting appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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