• Unbeelievable@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Wiktionary defines it as: To take illegally, or without the owner’s permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

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        1 year ago

        “To take ILLEGALLY-” if it wasn’t a crime, it wouldn’t be illegal, and therefore wouldn’t be stealing- it would be taking.