• The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal withintent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.Embezzlement. Grand larceny and Petit larceny are distinctions havingreference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They areabolished in England.-- Mixed, or Compound, larceny, that which, under statute, includesin it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person.-- Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with anyaggravating circumstances.


    Larceny meaning & definition 1 of Larceny.


  • A serious lawful offence, involving theft.

    Larceny meaning & definition 2 of Larceny.


  • A term used in [Virginia] (mostly [Petersburg]), referring to one’s action or usually used to say someone is [pitiful] or terrible for wrong doing

    Larceny meaning & definition 3 of Larceny.


  • Theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.

    Larceny meaning & definition 4 of Larceny.


  • stealing, especially (in the US) the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without illegally entering a building to do so

    Larceny meaning & definition 5 of Larceny.

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