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types of criminals the difference between the two example difference between a thief and mugger?

what is the difference between the two listed below. explain for each one type of criminals to the other type of criminal for each number 1) difference between a thief and a mugger 2)difference between a shoplifter and a mugger 3)difference between a shoplifter and a thief 4)difference between a burglar and a intruder

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1. "Mugging" isn't a crime, but it's a slang term for robbery. Theft is taking something that isn't yours. Robbery is theft with the use or threat of force.
2. Phew, you're asking for a lot, but here goes: 1) A thief steals from a place (home, business, car, etc.) and not by taking property directly from a person (has no direct contact with a victim), while a mugger (which is more of a slang term than a legal term) takes property, ie a wallet, cash, cell phone, directly from a person under direct threat; 2) a shoplifter steals for-sale merchandise from a business, see above for a mugger; 3) see above for descriptions for shoplifter and thief; 4) a burglar, in legal terms, enters and remains in a residence, business, curtilage (look it up, I'm doing enough already), vehicle etc., without permission, with the intent to commit a crime, ie, theft, sex crime, murder, etc., while an "intruder" is a way general term that just refers to someone who doesn't belong.
3. 1. a thief only steals, a mugger employs violence or the threat of violence to steal from a person. 2. a shoplifter steals merchandise from a retail business, a mugger (see #1) 3. a shoplifter, (see 2) a thief (see 1.) 4. a burglar breaks into a building or vehicle to steal, an intruder enters a building or vehicle without permission, possibly with intent to harm the occupants.