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Deception vs Theft - What's the difference?

deception | theft |

As nouns the difference between deception and theft

is that deception is disappointment while theft is the act of stealing property.

deception

English

(wikipedia deception)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * deceive * deceptive

    theft

    English

    (wikipedia theft)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of stealing property.

    • Derived terms

    * petty theft

    Related terms

    * thief * thieve

    See also

    * nick * steal * TWOC