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larceny

[ lahr-suh-nee ]

noun

Law.
plural larcenies.
  1. 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

/ ˈɑːɪɪ /

noun

  1. law (formerly) a technical word for theft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

larceny

  1. Theft; taking another person's property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾ, noun
  • ˈԴdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈԴdzܲ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of larceny1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English larceni, from Anglo-French larcin “theft,” from Latin ٰōԾܳ “robbery” (equivalent to ٰō(ī) “to rob,” originally “serve as mercenary soldier” (derivative of ٰō “hired soldier, robber”) + -ium -ium ) + -y 3
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of larceny1

C15: from Old French larcin, from Latin ٰdzԾܳ robbery, from ٰō robber
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Studies by the Public Policy Institute of California have questioned whether Proposition 47 is to blame for increases in crimes such as larceny and commercial burglary, also pointing to low solve rates by police.

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It was lunacy, attempted larceny, an attack on democracy.

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One critic noted that "when Maggie Smith is on the screen, the picture moves," and Burton afterwards teasingly described her upstaging of him as "grand larceny."

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Routh pleaded guilty to felony larceny in the late 1990s and faced a felony charge in 2010 for possessing stolen goods, according to court records reviewed by The Times.

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