theft n. 1.偷竊(罪),盜竊(罪)。 2.被盜,失竊。 3.〔罕用語〕贓物。 commit a theft 做盜竊案。 thefts from a museum 從博物館盜竊的贓品。
identity n. 1.同一,一致;同一性。 2.本體;正身;個(gè)性。 3.【邏輯學(xué)】同一性。 4.【數(shù)學(xué)】恒等(式)。 an identity card 身份證,居民證。 an identity disk [tag] (士兵的)證章。 systems suited to its national identity 符合自己民族特點(diǎn)的制度。 national identity 民族面貌。 the principle of identity 【邏輯學(xué)】同一律。 establish [prove] one's identity 證明身份。 mistaken [false] identity 認(rèn)錯(cuò)人。 no matter what their identity 無論什么人。 sink one's identity 隱瞞歷史。
the co-option of another person''s personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person''s knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
百科解釋
Identity theft is a form of stealing someone's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name. The victim of identity theft (here meaning the person whose identity has been assumed by the identity thief) can suffer adverse consequences if they are held accountable for the perpetrator's actions.