Cheat and Theft

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Theft and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theft" instead a noun "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Theft noun - The unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner.

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Cheat and theft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Theft".

good	good cheat	good theft
original	original cheat	original theft
plain	plain cheat	plain theft
strong	strong cheat	strong theft
Other adjectives: actual, successful, big, little, aggressive, last, occasional, alleged.

This was later homaged in Grand Theft Auto (by British developers Rockstar North), which uses this as one of its cheat codes.

Source: Classic Cheat Code
Grand Theft Auto II: Having the 'No Police' cheat active makes some levels impossible.

Source: No Fair Cheating
If you use the cheat codes and then save in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one of the hidden packages will disappear permanently.

Source: Last Lousy Point

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