Larceny
11larceny — /larsaniy/ Felonious stealing, taking and carrying, leading, riding, or driving away another s personal property, with intent to convert it or to deprive owner thereof. The unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another with intent to… …
12larceny — n. 1) to commit larceny 2) aggravated; grand; petty; simple larceny * * * [ lɑːs(ə)nɪ] grand petty simple larceny aggravated to commit larceny …
13larceny — /lahr seuh nee/, n., pl. larcenies. 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. Cf. grand larceny, petty larceny. [1425 75; late ME <… …
14larceny — [[t]lɑ͟ː(r)səni[/t]] N UNCOUNT Larceny is the crime of stealing. [LEGAL] Haggerman now faces two to 20 years in prison on grand larceny charges. Syn: theft …
15larceny — Stealing or theft. People v Campbell, 89 Cal App 646, 265 P 364. At common law:–the felony of taking by trespass and carrying away the goods or things personal of another, without the latter s consent and with the felonious intent permanently to… …
16larceny — noun /ˈlɑː.sən.i,ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni,ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/ a) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record …
17larceny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. theft, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. burglary, thievery, robbery; see crime 2 , theft . See Synonym Study at theft . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stealing, theft, petty larceny, burglary,… …
18larceny — lar|ce|ny [ˈla:səni US ˈla:r ] n plural larcenies [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: larcin stealing , from Latin latrocinium, from latro paid soldier ] law the act or crime of stealing →↑petty larceny …
19larceny — noun (C, U) law the act or crime of stealing see also: petty larceny …
20larceny — noun his police record included two counts of larceny Syn: theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving; burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering; informal filching, swiping, pinching; formal peculation …
