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larceny
ˈlɑːs(ə)ni/
noun
noun: larceny; plural noun: larcenies
  1. theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
    synonyms:theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving, thievery, purloining; More
    burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering;
    appropriation, expropriation, misappropriation;
    informallifting, filching, swiping;
    informalnicking, pinching, half-inching, blagging;
    rarepeculation
Origin
late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n- ) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus .
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Larceny | Define Larceny at Dictionary.com

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Larceny definition, the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's ...
‎Grand larceny · ‎Petit larceny · ‎Petty larceny

Larceny - Wikipedia

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Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking of the personal property of another person or business. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law.

Larceny | Definition of Larceny by Merriam-Webster

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larcenies. : the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.

Larceny - definition of larceny by The Free Dictionary

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The unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.
‎Larceny · ‎Larceny by force · ‎Compound larceny · ‎Larceny-theft

Larceny legal definition of larceny

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Larceny. The unauthorized taking and removal of the Personal Property of another by an individual who intends to permanently deprive the owner of it; a crime ...

Grand larceny legal definition of grand larceny

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Grand Larceny. A category of larceny—the offense of illegally taking the property of another—in which the value of the property taken is greater than that set for ...

Petit larceny legal definition of petit larceny

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Definition of petit larceny in the Legal Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is petit larceny? Meaning of petit larceny as a legal ...

Definition of Larceny - FindLaw

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The crime of theft has gradually become a catch-all term for all kinds of common-law property crimes, including larceny. Several states and the Model Penal ...

Urban Dictionary: larceny

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Top Definition. larceny. A serious lawful offence, involving theft. Dude I got 28 years for 6 counts of larceny. #larceny #theft #dude #i #got. by Mike "White Man" ...

What is the difference between larceny and theft? | Reference.com

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The difference between larceny and theft is that larceny is the wrongful taking of tangible ... What is third degree grand larceny? ... dictionary.reference.com.

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