larceny
IPA: ɫˈɑrsʌni
noun
- (law, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
- (law, countable) A larcenous act attributable to an individual.
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Examples of "larceny" in Sentences
- The most common crime reported was larceny.
- As a result, the Court overturned the larceny conviction.
- If the defendant merely had custody, the crime is larceny.
- The term theft is sometimes used synonymously with larceny.
- In 1987, Donovan was tried and acquitted of larceny charges.
- Gilroy was arrested in 1940 on charges of larceny of machinery.
- The modern spelling is petty larceny for the misdemeanor level.
- Larceny applies only to the stealing of tangible personal property.
- He was acquitted of larceny, but found guilty on the burglary count.
- In 1913 at the age of twelve, he was arrested on a charge of larceny.
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