larceny

lar·ce·ny  (lärs-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.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman larcin, theft, from Latin latrcinium, robbery, from latr, robber, mercenary, utimately from Greek latron, pay, hire.]

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larceny

Noun

pl -nies Law theft [Old French larcin]

larcenist n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

larceny - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International" stealing, theft, thievery, thieving 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

Translations

larceny [ˈlɑːsənɪ] n → latrocinio

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larceny [ˈlɑːsənɪ] n → vol m

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larceny [ˈlɑːsənɪ] n → Diebstahl m

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larceny [ˈlɑːsənɪ] n → furto