larceny

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈlɑː.sən.i//
United Kingdom//ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni//
United States//ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni//

The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

noun

1
The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
“Why are you walking around,” inquired Oedipa, “with your eyes closed, Metzger?” “Larceny,” Metzger said, “maybe they'll need a lawyer.”
He was prudent enough not to admit he was earning money, which went down well with you, for you knew already he was working “black,” as the Germans call it — meaning illegally, and at night. Shrewd chap, you thought; resourceful; not above a bit of larceny.
2
An individual instance of such a taking.
That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.

Etymology

Coined in Middle English (as larceni) between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft”), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery”), from latro (“robber, mercenary”), from Ancient Greek λάτρον (látron, “pay, hire”). Doublet of latrociny.

Forms

plural: larcenies

lapse · A temporary failure; a slip.laptop · A laptop computer.Lara · A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia

larceny · The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

lard · Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use…Lard · A surname.large · Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

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