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Pickpocket

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A thief; one who In a crowd or in other places steals from the pockets or person of another, without putting him in fear. This is generally punished as simple larceny, but by some states larceny from the person, committed privily, is made a distinct crime. Pen. Code Ga. § 175; Pen. Code Tex. art. 879.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A thief who secretly steals from persons, pockets.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A thief; one who in a crowd or in other places steals from the pockets or person of another without putting him in fear. This is generally punished as simple larceny.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A thief who secretly steals money or other property from the person of another.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889