What does larceny mean?
Definitions for larceny
ˈlɑr sə nilar·ce·ny
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word larceny.
Princeton's WordNet
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingnoun
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
"the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
Wiktionary
larcenynoun
The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
larcenynoun
A larcenous act attributable to an individual.
That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Larcenynoun
Petty theft.
Etymology: larcin, Fr. latrocinium, Lat.
Those laws would be very unjust, that should chastize murder and petty larceny with the same punishment. Spectat.
Wikipedia
Larceny
Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking or theft 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 (also statutory law), where in many cases it remains in force. The crime of larceny has been abolished in England, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, broken up into the specific crimes of burglary, robbery, fraud, theft, and related crimes. However, larceny remains an offence in parts of the United States, Jersey, and in New South Wales, Australia, involving the taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation) of personal property without the owner's consent.
ChatGPT
larceny
Larceny is a legal term for theft, specifically the unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else's personal property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of its possession. Various jurisdictions may define larceny slightly differently and classify it as either a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the value of the stolen property.
Webster Dictionary
Larcenynoun
the unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement
Etymology: [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. () hired servant. Cf. Latrociny.]
Wikidata
Larceny
Larceny is a crime involving the wrongful acquisition of the personal property of another person. 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. It has been abolished in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It remains an offense in the United States and New South Wales, Australia, involving the taking and carrying away of personal property.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Larceny
lär′sen-i, n. the legal term in England and Ireland for stealing: theft.—n. Lar′cenist, one who commits larceny: a thief.—adj. Lar′cenous.—adv. Lar′cenously.—Grand larceny, in England, larceny of property of the value of one shilling or more; Petty larceny, larceny of property less in value than one shilling; Simple larceny, as opposed to Compound larceny, is larceny uncombined with aggravating circumstances. [O. Fr. larrecin (Fr. larcin)—L. latrocinium—latro, a robber.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of larceny in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of larceny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of larceny in a Sentence
From a landlord’s perspective, from storeowner’s perspective, we’re terrified of this, his policies and what not. Armed robbery of a store is now a petty larceny? What insanity is this? this guy, his rap sheet is a mile long, he should have been behind bars. Assault? Menacing? How is he out? This is outrageous.
A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.
I watched a colleague of mine try a shooting case where someone got shot, so he’s able to try those very serious violent crimes and then switch, maybe someone who was a serial shoplifter and then charged with grand larceny and is in mental health treatment court because they had mental health issues, he was able to handle the wide range of cases and do them all fairly.
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- latrocinio, hurtoSpanish
- دزدیPersian
- varkausFinnish
- furteInterlingue
- stuldur, þjófnaðurIcelandic
- furtoPortuguese
- furtRomanian
- воровство, кражаRussian
- tatvina, odtujitevSlovene
- 盗窃罪Chinese
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