Usually means: Stealing low-value items illegally.
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  1. petty theft: Merriam-Webster
  2. petty theft: Wiktionary
  3. petty theft: Dictionary.com
  4. Petty theft: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. petty theft: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  3. Petty theft: Legal dictionary

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  1. Petty theft: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (petty theft)

noun:  A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.

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