difference between theft and stealing
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In common usage, there's no practical difference in theft vs. stealing -- we know both are "misappropriation of goods."
The difference between "theft" and "stealing" is in the legislation. Most jurisdictions prefer "theft" as the general term to lump all crimes against property (larceny, burglary, looting, robbery, shoplifting, fraud, embezzlement, etc). Each country's theft legislation provides various criteria for determining what constitutes theft.
"Stealing" generally refers to the action of taking something specific. The clue is in English-language usage: "steal" is always used together with an object (the thing that was taken): The thief stole a gold necklace.
Ultimately, it's a matter of necessary public policy that a state cannot regard itself as capable of committing theft on its citizens and other inhabitants. With regard to the state itself, it's not really a matter of law but a matter of necessary politics and necessary policy to exclude itself. In other words, they make the laws, they call the shots.
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