Re: is this stealing
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steal Audio pronunciation of "stealing" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stl)
v. stole, (stl) sto·len, (stln) steal·ing, steals
v. tr.
<font color="red"> 1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.</font>
2. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully: steal a kiss; stole the ball from an opponent.
3. To move, carry, or place surreptitiously.
4. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
5. Baseball. To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
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No...none of your scenarios are stealing.
ZJ points out the crucial distinction that you're most likely trying to get at is an ethical/moral issue ...rather than whether or not actual stealing would be taking place.
Ethically and/or morally the context in which any of the three took place would be *crucial* IMO.
Yugoslav
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