snatchings
Sudden taking actions
Snatchings are acts of grabbing or seizing something quickly.
The word appears in contexts involving theft or abduction—a series of purse snatchings—or simply quick, grabbing motions: the snatchings of a hungry child at the bread basket.
The plural emphasizes repeated or multiple instances of snatching.
Illegal entry to commit crime
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
heist · pilferage · stealing · thievery · looting · filching · pocketing · purloining
Seize abruptly
fleeting · sudden · abrupt · darting · lunging · grasping · clutching · yanking
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · heist · pilferage · stealing · thievery · looting · filching · pocketing · purloining · break-in
grab
Seize abruptly
rapid · fleeting · sudden · abrupt · darting · lunging · grasping · clutching · yanking · jerking
kidnapping
Unlawful seizure of person
trafficking · seize · captivity · detain · coerce · missing · unlawful · rescue · perpetrator · investigation
snatchingshandovers
Acts of relinquishing control
deliveries · handoffs · presentations · surrenders · relinquishments
snatchingsgivings
Acts of transferring freely
releases · offerings · surrenders · relinquishments · donations
- purse snatchingTheft of handbags
- child snatchingForcibly taking a minor
- bag snatchingStealing carried belongings forcibly
- snatching defeat from the jaws of victoryLosing when winning seemed guaranteed
- baby snatchingAbducting an infant
- phone snatchingStealing handheld electronics quickly