Definition of larceny in English:

larceny

nounPlural larcenies ˈlɑːs(ə)niˈlɑrs(ə)ni

mass noun

Theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
See also grand larceny, petty larceny
Example sentencesExamples
- An indictment of Carol for larceny would therefore be properly subject to dismissal as unconstitutionally vague as applied to her case.
- The most common crimes on campus today are burglary and larceny - not violent crimes.
- Judicially speaking, injury and larceny are both crimes against the State, but in these criminal categories it is possible to identify particular victims.
- Crimes leading to imprisonment included prostitution, drug use, larceny, robbery, parole violation, and extortion.
- Petty theft and larceny are caused by poverty and frequent shortages of consumer goods, but violence is rare.
- Robbery, theft and larceny are rampant; rape, wounding and shooting are on the rise; and murder and kidnappings appear out of control.
- It is also important to note that the majority of juveniles get arrested for property crimes, such as burglary and larceny, rather than for violent acts.
- Twenty-nine others were arrested for outstanding warrants on charges of burglary, larceny and malicious wounding.
- Of course, a few social faux pas are better than grand theft larceny!
- The most prevalent property crimes are larceny, theft, burglary, and robbery.
- Drug use is a factor in the lives of people before incarceration and may be an instrumental reason why crimes such as theft, larceny, and forgery are committed.
- The remainder are mainly serving sentences of between six and 24 months for petty crimes; mostly larceny, shoplifting and prostitution.
- Most major crimes, and the crimes most important in popular culture, are those of burglary, theft, larceny, and corruption.
- The most common offences included larceny, burglary, malicious damage, criminal damage and a host of motoring offences.
- For example, the old case management system had separate incident categories for burglary, larceny, fraud and robbery.
- A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels of property crimes, including larceny and auto theft.
- After all, claim of right developed in relation to the law of larceny and where one was taking something physically that you believed belonged to you.
- Even the media have stopped reporting incidents of robbery, rape, larceny, car theft and other ‘minor’ crimes.
- Children and adolescents disrupted public order by committing petty thefts and larceny, not by becoming drunk and disorderly.
- In essence, he's a ‘love me, love my dog’ kind of guy, with the pooch in question being larceny and theft.
Synonyms
theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving, thievery, purloining
burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering
appropriation, expropriation, misappropriation
informal lifting, filching, swiping
British informal nicking, pinching, half-inching, blagging
rare peculation

Derivatives

larcener

noun ˈlɑːs(ə)nəˈlɑrs(ə)nər

archaic

A thief.
a nervous larcener with a sharp blade

larcenist

noun

The special argot bespoke a fraternity with shared affinities extending beyond child larcenists.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's bad enough that lesbians are being tagged as sperm larcenists, but the writers rework an old stereotype, too.
- And it was a substitute, a veritable steal, and a serial larcenist who assured them of it.

larcenous

adjective ˈlɑːs(ə)nəsˈlɑrs(ə)nəs

And since they are the intelligent ones, they are able to cause trouble for the more larcenous politicians.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the early 19th century, fur traders wiped out its seals; during the Gold Rush, a lucrative and larcenous trade in seabird eggs killed millions of common murres.
- Indeed the upper echelons, who to the unenlightened merely appear as parasitic larcenous thugs, will have a tad more than the $5 being shoveled at those welfare recipients that curtsy correctly.
- The second highest compliment she received was larcenous in nature: the (generally unauthorized) gesture of forwarding her emails to other people…
- For starters, ‘the giant stays alive’ and Jack goes back to the enchanted castle to fess up to his larcenous inclinations and allow the writers to explore more psychologically relevant themes.

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) 'robber', earlier 'mercenary soldier', from Greek latreus.

Definition of larceny in US English:

larceny

nounˈlärs(ə)nēˈlɑrs(ə)ni

Theft of personal property.
See also grand larceny, petty larceny
Example sentencesExamples
- Even the media have stopped reporting incidents of robbery, rape, larceny, car theft and other ‘minor’ crimes.
- The remainder are mainly serving sentences of between six and 24 months for petty crimes; mostly larceny, shoplifting and prostitution.
- Of course, a few social faux pas are better than grand theft larceny!
- The most common crimes on campus today are burglary and larceny - not violent crimes.
- Twenty-nine others were arrested for outstanding warrants on charges of burglary, larceny and malicious wounding.
- The most prevalent property crimes are larceny, theft, burglary, and robbery.
- After all, claim of right developed in relation to the law of larceny and where one was taking something physically that you believed belonged to you.
- For example, the old case management system had separate incident categories for burglary, larceny, fraud and robbery.
- Robbery, theft and larceny are rampant; rape, wounding and shooting are on the rise; and murder and kidnappings appear out of control.
- Judicially speaking, injury and larceny are both crimes against the State, but in these criminal categories it is possible to identify particular victims.
- In essence, he's a ‘love me, love my dog’ kind of guy, with the pooch in question being larceny and theft.
- It is also important to note that the majority of juveniles get arrested for property crimes, such as burglary and larceny, rather than for violent acts.
- Most major crimes, and the crimes most important in popular culture, are those of burglary, theft, larceny, and corruption.
- An indictment of Carol for larceny would therefore be properly subject to dismissal as unconstitutionally vague as applied to her case.
- A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels of property crimes, including larceny and auto theft.
- Drug use is a factor in the lives of people before incarceration and may be an instrumental reason why crimes such as theft, larceny, and forgery are committed.
- Crimes leading to imprisonment included prostitution, drug use, larceny, robbery, parole violation, and extortion.
- Children and adolescents disrupted public order by committing petty thefts and larceny, not by becoming drunk and disorderly.
- Petty theft and larceny are caused by poverty and frequent shortages of consumer goods, but violence is rare.
- The most common offences included larceny, burglary, malicious damage, criminal damage and a host of motoring offences.
Synonyms
theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving, thievery, purloining

Origin

Late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus.

单词	larceny
释义	Definition of larceny in English: larceny nounPlural larcenies ˈlɑːs(ə)niˈlɑrs(ə)ni mass noun Theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968. See also grand larceny, petty larceny Example sentencesExamples An indictment of Carol for larceny would therefore be properly subject to dismissal as unconstitutionally vague as applied to her case. The most common crimes on campus today are burglary and larceny - not violent crimes. Judicially speaking, injury and larceny are both crimes against the State, but in these criminal categories it is possible to identify particular victims. Crimes leading to imprisonment included prostitution, drug use, larceny, robbery, parole violation, and extortion. Petty theft and larceny are caused by poverty and frequent shortages of consumer goods, but violence is rare. Robbery, theft and larceny are rampant; rape, wounding and shooting are on the rise; and murder and kidnappings appear out of control. It is also important to note that the majority of juveniles get arrested for property crimes, such as burglary and larceny, rather than for violent acts. Twenty-nine others were arrested for outstanding warrants on charges of burglary, larceny and malicious wounding. Of course, a few social faux pas are better than grand theft larceny! The most prevalent property crimes are larceny, theft, burglary, and robbery. Drug use is a factor in the lives of people before incarceration and may be an instrumental reason why crimes such as theft, larceny, and forgery are committed. The remainder are mainly serving sentences of between six and 24 months for petty crimes; mostly larceny, shoplifting and prostitution. Most major crimes, and the crimes most important in popular culture, are those of burglary, theft, larceny, and corruption. The most common offences included larceny, burglary, malicious damage, criminal damage and a host of motoring offences. For example, the old case management system had separate incident categories for burglary, larceny, fraud and robbery. A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels of property crimes, including larceny and auto theft. After all, claim of right developed in relation to the law of larceny and where one was taking something physically that you believed belonged to you. Even the media have stopped reporting incidents of robbery, rape, larceny, car theft and other ‘minor’ crimes. Children and adolescents disrupted public order by committing petty thefts and larceny, not by becoming drunk and disorderly. In essence, he's a ‘love me, love my dog’ kind of guy, with the pooch in question being larceny and theft. Synonyms theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving, thievery, purloining burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering appropriation, expropriation, misappropriation informal lifting, filching, swiping British informal nicking, pinching, half-inching, blagging rare peculation Derivatives larcener noun ˈlɑːs(ə)nəˈlɑrs(ə)nər archaic A thief. a nervous larcener with a sharp blade larcenist noun The special argot bespoke a fraternity with shared affinities extending beyond child larcenists. Example sentencesExamples It's bad enough that lesbians are being tagged as sperm larcenists, but the writers rework an old stereotype, too. And it was a substitute, a veritable steal, and a serial larcenist who assured them of it. larcenous adjective ˈlɑːs(ə)nəsˈlɑrs(ə)nəs And since they are the intelligent ones, they are able to cause trouble for the more larcenous politicians. Example sentencesExamples In the early 19th century, fur traders wiped out its seals; during the Gold Rush, a lucrative and larcenous trade in seabird eggs killed millions of common murres. Indeed the upper echelons, who to the unenlightened merely appear as parasitic larcenous thugs, will have a tad more than the $5 being shoveled at those welfare recipients that curtsy correctly. The second highest compliment she received was larcenous in nature: the (generally unauthorized) gesture of forwarding her emails to other people… For starters, ‘the giant stays alive’ and Jack goes back to the enchanted castle to fess up to his larcenous inclinations and allow the writers to explore more psychologically relevant themes. Origin Late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) 'robber', earlier 'mercenary soldier', from Greek latreus. Definition of larceny in US English: larceny nounˈlärs(ə)nēˈlɑrs(ə)ni Theft of personal property. See also grand larceny, petty larceny Example sentencesExamples Even the media have stopped reporting incidents of robbery, rape, larceny, car theft and other ‘minor’ crimes. The remainder are mainly serving sentences of between six and 24 months for petty crimes; mostly larceny, shoplifting and prostitution. Of course, a few social faux pas are better than grand theft larceny! The most common crimes on campus today are burglary and larceny - not violent crimes. Twenty-nine others were arrested for outstanding warrants on charges of burglary, larceny and malicious wounding. The most prevalent property crimes are larceny, theft, burglary, and robbery. After all, claim of right developed in relation to the law of larceny and where one was taking something physically that you believed belonged to you. For example, the old case management system had separate incident categories for burglary, larceny, fraud and robbery. Robbery, theft and larceny are rampant; rape, wounding and shooting are on the rise; and murder and kidnappings appear out of control. Judicially speaking, injury and larceny are both crimes against the State, but in these criminal categories it is possible to identify particular victims. In essence, he's a ‘love me, love my dog’ kind of guy, with the pooch in question being larceny and theft. It is also important to note that the majority of juveniles get arrested for property crimes, such as burglary and larceny, rather than for violent acts. Most major crimes, and the crimes most important in popular culture, are those of burglary, theft, larceny, and corruption. An indictment of Carol for larceny would therefore be properly subject to dismissal as unconstitutionally vague as applied to her case. A concurrent effect to this drop in violent crime occurs in the form of an increase in some levels of property crimes, including larceny and auto theft. Drug use is a factor in the lives of people before incarceration and may be an instrumental reason why crimes such as theft, larceny, and forgery are committed. Crimes leading to imprisonment included prostitution, drug use, larceny, robbery, parole violation, and extortion. Children and adolescents disrupted public order by committing petty thefts and larceny, not by becoming drunk and disorderly. Petty theft and larceny are caused by poverty and frequent shortages of consumer goods, but violence is rare. The most common offences included larceny, burglary, malicious damage, criminal damage and a host of motoring offences. Synonyms theft, stealing, robbery, pilfering, thieving, thievery, purloining Origin Late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus.
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