Identity theft

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge wordnet