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窃盗犯 (せっとうはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

窃せっ盗とう犯はん

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Meanings

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noun

Legal and formal term for the crime of theft. Used in criminal law contexts and news reports.

彼かれは窃せっ盗とう犯はんで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for theft.
窃せっ盗とう犯はんの被ひ害がいが増ふえて

いる

。

The number of theft victims is increasing.

Kanji

窃stealth, steal, secret
盗steal, rob, pilfer
犯crime, sin, offense

Similar words

窃せっ盗とう
窃盗 is the act of stealing itself, while 窃盗犯 refers to the crime as a legal category or the offense of theft.
盗ぬすみ
盗み is a more general and colloquial term for stealing, whereas 窃盗犯 is a formal legal term.

Etymology

Compound of 窃盗 (せっとう, 'theft') and 犯 (はん, 'crime'). 窃盗 is from Middle Chinese 竊盜 (tset dawH).