stolen item
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstolenanditem
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stolen
verb
uk/ˈstəʊ.lən/us/ˈstoʊ.lən/
past participle ...
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item
noun[C]
uk/ˈaɪ.təm/us/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofstolenanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For a fee, they will recover any lost orstolenitemfor a client with an almost 100% success rate.
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Depending on thestolenitem, the fence may attempt to remove, deface, or replace serial numbers on thestolenitembefore reselling it.
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Most of the other stages' goals are centered around retrieving a lost orstolenitemfor another character.
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In some cases, if the timing is right, players can find and recover major pieces of evidence (such as astolenitem).
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Players can retrieve onestolenitemwithin each level.
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Many police departments advise burglary or robbery victims to visit local pawnshops to see if they can locate stolen items.
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Ghote realises that she is wearing a necklace very like one described in the list of stolen items.
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Found with stolen items, he was expelled from the college before graduation but not prosecuted.
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Eventually the committee appointed by the two colleges recommended the return of the stolen items to their owners.
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Activities include smuggling, sale of stolen items and contraband including cigarettes, red diesel, extortion, protection rackets, and money laundering.
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In an attempt to retrieve stolen items, the player must parkour through 24 levels.
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The mansion has six floors of hallways in which the stolen items are stashed.
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She tries to return the stolen items to their owners, but all claim that they have never seen the items before.
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In some cases, if the stolen items or circumstances allowed for blackmail, he did not wait for the theft to be announced.
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Five men were arrested, but the stolen items had not been recovered as of late 2012.
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He hides the stolen items and purse under a rock, and tries desperately to clean his clothing of any blood or evidence.
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However, within three hours, all the stolen items had been returned.
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Some cases (scenarios) may require other items to be revealed - e.g. culprit, motive, location of stolen items.
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The chalice, a brass cross, the sound system and emergency lights were among the stolen items.
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These businesses would provide fronts for the operators to buy and sell stolen items provided by others within the network.
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