noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
A somewhat formal/news or legal term for stealing property. It can be used as a noun, in compounds such as 窃盗事件, or as 窃盗する for committing theft.
駅で窃盗事件が相次いでいる。
A series of thefts has been occurring at the station.
男は現金を窃盗した疑いで逮捕された。
The man was arrested on suspicion of stealing cash.
警察は窃盗の被害届を受理した。
The police accepted the theft report.