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larceny
[ lahr-suh-nee ]
noun
- the wrongful taking of someone's property or goods, removing them from their owner's posession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
larceny
- Theft; taking another person's property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner.
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Derived Forms
- ˈlarcenously, adverb
- ˈlarcenous, adjective
- ˈlarcenist, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of larceny1
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Example Sentences
Harris, a resident of Boerum Hill, is charged with two counts of grand larceny and possession of stolen property.
A records check showed that he was wanted for grand larceny in Virginia, and he spent several months in jail there.
If you take my stuff without my consent, it's called larceny.
I remained, at that point, unconvinced that Marshall was guilty of the grand larceny count.
Only a handful of counts remained on which to reach a verdict, including the one of grand larceny.
If the finder knows who the owner is or has a reasonable clue to the ownership, which he disregards, he is guilty of larceny.
At the same time another law was passed, disfranchising all voters who had been found guilty at any time of petty larceny.
In the words of the police-captain, he would not add larceny to burglary.
They look upon a well-known name as of the same value as a fire or a case of larceny.
A youth, imperfectly acquainted with English, was charged with the larceny of an overcoat from his fellow-lodger.
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