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IDENTITY THEFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does identity theft mean? 

IDENTITY THEFT (noun)
  The noun IDENTITY THEFT has 1 sense:

1. the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledgeplay

  Familiarity information: IDENTITY THEFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IDENTITY THEFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("identity theft" is a kind of...):

fraud (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)


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