purse snatching
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72dragnet — Synonyms and related words: abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, bait, birdlime, bola, capture, catch, catching, cobweb, collaring, coup, domiciliary visit, exploration, fishhook, fly, forage, forcible seizure, frisk, gill net, grab,… …
73take — 1 Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand. Take is not only the most general but also the only colorless term in this group. In ordinary use, especially… …
74snatch — [[t]snætʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usu. fol. by at) 2) to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp: He snatched the woman s purse and ran[/ex] 3) to take, pull, etc., suddenly or hastily 4) Slang.… …
75privately stealing — Committing larceny from the person by picking pocket, cutting away a purse, etc. Larceny in taking property directly from the person of the owner, as by snatching it from his hands, albeit the taking is in a public place. 32 Am J1st Larc § 44 …
