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[[File:Proudhon1.jpg|thumb|right|Property is theft! ~ [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]]]]
[[File:ThomasMüntzerDDR5Mark.jpg|thumb|right|The stinking puddle from which [[usury]], thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the water, the birds in the air, the plant in the earth must all be theirs. Then they proclaim God's [[w:Ten Commandments|commandments]] among the poor and say, "[[w:Thou shalt not steal|You shall not steal]]." ~ [[Thomas Müntzer]]]]
'''[[w:Theft|Theft]]''' is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny. Someone who carries out an act of or makes a career of theft is known as a '''thief'''. The act of theft is known by terms such as '''stealing''', '''thieving''', and '''filching'''.
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* Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Let there be the curse of Allah upon the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and steals a rope and his hand is cut off.
*: [[Muhammad]] Sahih Muslim 17:4185
* The stinking puddle from which [[usury]], thievery and robbery arises is our lords and princes. They make all creatures their property—the fish in the water, the birds in the air, the plant in the earth must all be theirs. Then they proclaim God's [[w:Ten Commandments|commandments]] among the poor and say, "[[w:Thou shalt not steal|You shall not steal]]."
** [[Thomas Müntzer]], ''Letter to the Princes'', as cited in ''Transforming Faith Communities: A Comparative Study of Radical Christianity'', p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6FRJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173 173]
* ''La propriété, c'est le vol!''
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