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lar·ce·ny    Audio Help   [lahr-suh-nee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -nies. Law.
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < AF larcin theft (< L latrōcinium robbery, equiv. to latrōcin(ārī) to rob, orig. serve as mercenary soldier (deriv. of latrō hired soldier, robber) + -ium -ium) + -y3]
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Thesaurus Entries
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Main Entry:  larceny
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The crime of taking someone else's property without consent.
Synonyms:  pilferage, steal, theft, thievery
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. It is usually distinguished from embezzlement and false pretenses in that the actual taking of the property is accomplished unlawfully and without the victim's consent (see robbery); along with the taking there must be a carrying-off. It is also distinguished from burglary in that the theft does not necessarily involve unlawful breaking and entering. Statutes in some states of the United States enlarge the scope of larceny to include embezzlement and false pretenses. Grand larceny, usually a felony, is distinguished from petty larceny, usually a misdemeanor, by the value of the property stolen.

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