In crime policies, which term is defined with the broadest meaning?

The term "theft" encompasses a wide range of dishonest acts involving the unlawful taking of property from another with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of it. It includes various subcategories such as burglary and robbery, but it is not limited to those specific acts. Theft can occur without the physical presence of force or breaking and entering, making it broader in scope. This broad definition allows theft to cover a variety of unlawful acts that involve the appropriation of someone else’s property, thus making it more inclusive compared to the more specific terms like burglary, robbery, and fraud, which have narrower definitions related to particular circumstances or methods of taking property.