larcenynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈlɑː.sən.i/us/ˈlɑːr.sən.i/specializedstealing, especially (in the US) the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without illegally entering a building to do so
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- make off with sth
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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larcenous
adjective uk/ˈlɑː.sən.əs/us/ˈlɑːr.sən.əs/US specialized