Larceny

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English

Etymology

Coined between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (theft), from Latin latrōcinium (robbery), from latrō (robber, mercenary), from Greek latron (pay, hire)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlɑː.sən.i/, /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/

Noun

Singular Larceny

Plural larcenies

Larceny (larcenies)

1. (law) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently.
2. (law) A larcenous act attributable to an individual.

   That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.

Translations

law: unlawful taking of personal property

Finnish: varkaus fi(fi) Persian: دزدی fa(fa) (dozdi)

Russian: воровство ru(ru) (vorovstvó) n. Spanish: hurto es(es) m., latrocinio es(es) m.

law: larcenous act

Finnish: varkaus fi(fi)

Persian: دزدی fa(fa) (dozdi)

Derived terms

• grand larceny
• petty larceny

References

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