pickpocketing
Speech parts
1. pickpocketing - Noun
2. pickpocketing - Verb
Meaning
pickpocketing (countable and uncountable, plural pickpocketings)
The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket.
pickpocketing
present participle of pickpocket
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
Crime main Crime in Vatican City consists largely of purse snatching, pickpocketing and shoplifting by outsiders. citation The tourist foot-traffic in St. Peter's Square is one of the main locations for pickpockets in Vatican City.
It is a relatively clean and safe city, with the most common crimes being pickpocketing, scams and minor burglary.
Pickpocketing and armed robbery are rampant in some parts of the state and you need to be at alert.