lar·ce·ny (lär s -n )n. pl. lar·ce·nies The unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman larcin, theft, from Latin latr  cinium, robbery, from latr, robber, mercenary, utimately from Greek latron, pay, hire.] |
larceny [ˈlɑːsɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
(Law) Law (formerly) a technical word for theft
[from Old French larcin, from Latin lātrocinium robbery, from latrō robber]
larcenist , larcener n
larcenous adj
larcenously adv
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| Noun | 1. |  larceny - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"breach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking felony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else pilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articles shoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting" robbery - larceny by threat of violence biopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use grand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it rustling - the stealing of cattle |
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