单词 | grand larceny |
释义 | > as lemmasgrand larceny grand larceny n. Law (in many U.S. states and formerly in Britain) theft of personal property having a value above a legally specified amount; cf. petit larceny n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1, petty larceny n. at petty adj. and n. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (rev. ed.) ii. vii. 275 All manner of theft, whether it were robberie it self, or great or petite Larcenie.] 1618 M. Dalton Countrey Justice 229 Grand Larceny, is when the goods stollen be aboue the value of xij. d. and this is felonie of death. 1678 M. Hale Pleas of Crown 49 Simple Larceny of two kinds: Grand Larceny, of value of 12 pence. Petit Larceny, under that value. 1729 Daily Post 24 July 1/3 [Four men] were convicted of Grand Larceny and burnt in the Hand, and ordered to the House of Correction for two Years. 1785 J. Trusler Mod. Times I. xiii. 136 Others were for indicting me for grand larceny. 1823 Bury & Norwich Post 7 May 3/2 Thos. Gedge was convicted of grand larceny, and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. 1892 J. M. Vanfleet Law of Collateral Attack on Judicial Proc. vi. 204 It took twenty-five dollars in value to make grand larceny. 1907 Indianapolis Sun 14 Nov. 4/3 A New York broker, in pleading guilty to grand larceny, blames his high-living wife. 1984 B. Jackson Law & Disorder ii. 50 The lower level of thefts..remained $50. Thefts that would have been petty larceny in constant dollars became grand larceny because of inflation. 2014 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Apr. (Metro section) t32 A 51-year-old Alexandria man was arrested and charged with malicious wounding, grand larceny, and larceny with intent to sell stolen property. grand larceny Distinction was formerly made between grand larceny and petty larceny, the former being the larceny of property having a value of more, the latter of less, than 12 pence. simple larceny, mixed larceny or compound larceny (see quot. 1769).extracted from larcenyn.< as lemmas |
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