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Theft vs Depredation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between theft and depredation

is that theft is the act of stealing property while depredation is an act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.

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

    depredation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
  • * 2003 , The Living Elephants: Evolutionary Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation, by R. Sukumar, page 299:
    • Depredation of cultivated crops by elephants is widespread in both Africa and Asia.
  • A raid or predatory attack
    • Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman had long known that his fragile supply and communication lines through Tennessee were in serious jeopardy because of depredations by Forrest's cavalry raids. ()