identity theftwhen someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person?s personal data such as a social security number to obtain money or creditAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeidentity theftn. The act of obtaining and fraudulently using passwords, account numbers, or other personal or company information, typically for financial gain.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.identity theft n (Law) the crime of setting up and using bank accounts and credit facilities fraudulently in another person’s name without his or her knowledge Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014iden?tity theft` n. the fraudulent appropriation and use of another person’s identifying data or documents, as a credit card. [1995?2000] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.