Definitions for larceny
ˈlɑr sə nilar·ce·ny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingnoun

   the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

   "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. larcenynoun

   The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Larcenynoun

   the unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement

2. Etymology: [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. () hired servant. Cf. Latrociny.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of larceny in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of larceny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of larceny in a Sentence

1. Brian Chin:

   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.

2. Brendan Tracy:

   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.

3. Finley Peter Dunne:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=larceny
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Larceny
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=larceny
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larceny
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/larceny
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=larceny
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=larceny