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larcener|ˈlɑːsənə(r)| Also 7 lassoner. [f. larceny + -er1. Cf. OF. larcineur.] One who commits larceny; chiefly petty larcener, one who commits petty larceny. Also fig.
1634–5Brereton Trav. (Chetham Soc.) 20 As a punishment..upon whores, petty larceners, shippers that exact. 1640Fuller Joseph's Coat 1 Cor. xi. 30 The whip for the petty lassoner. 1642― Holy & Prof. St. ii. xxiv. 152 Thus petty Larceners are encouraged into Felons. 1839Fraser's Mag. XIX. 91 Bother about perjurers, robbers, larceners. 1854Lady Lytton Behind Scenes i. iv, That great petty larcener of sentiment, Lawrence Sterne. 1864Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. III. 373 How it was possible..to imprison the petty larcener unless the offence was duly laid in the indictment. |