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Comment by thaumasiotes | original | Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
[−]thaumasiotes · 2026-08-30 Sun 05:13 UTC · link
The language is solely defined by what people think it means. The terms are in fact fully interchangeable.

If you'd like it packaged in something that looks authoritative, you might consider the following definitions from Merriam-Webster:

burgle: to commit robbery

rob: to take away as loot : steal

thieve: steal, rob

[−]spolitry · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:40 UTC · link
So? Are you proposing that huge classes of law simply must not exist just because laypeople are casual with language?