Since the 1970s the trend has been for the states to replace their disparate statutes defining various aspects of stealing with an omnibus statute prohibiting ________ in comprehensive terms.

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The sentence mentions that states have been replacing their statutes related to stealing with an omnibus statute that prohibits the act in comprehensive terms. The word used to describe the act being prohibited is "stealing," which is synonymous with "theft." Therefore, the best choice is A) theft. Choices B) robbery and C) fraud are not necessarily encompassed by laws related to stealing/theft.

Since the 1970s the Trend Has Been for the States