单词 | larceny |
释义 | larceny[ lahr-suh-nee ] / ˈlɑr sə ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR larceny ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural lar·ce·nies.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. Compare grand larceny, petty larceny. Origin of larceny1425–75; late Middle English <Anglo-French larcin theft (<Latin latrōcinium robbery, equivalent to latrōcin(ārī) to rob, originally serve as mercenary soldier (derivative of latrō hired soldier, robber) + -ium-ium) + -y3 Words nearby larcenyla raza, larboard, LARC, larcener, larcenous, larceny, larch, Larch River, larch sawfly, lard, lardaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for larcenyBritish Dictionary definitions for larcenylarceny / (ˈlɑːsɪnɪ) / noun plural -nieslaw (formerly) a technical word for theft Derived forms of larcenylarcenist or larcener, nounlarcenous, adjectivelarcenously, adverbWord Origin for larcenyC15: from Old French larcin, from Latin lātrocinium robbery, from latrō robber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for larcenylarceny [ (lahr-suh-nee) ] Theft; taking another person's property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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