larceny

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English

Etymology

Coined between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft”), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery”), from latro (“robber, mercenary”), from Ancient Greek λάτρον (“pay, hire”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlɑː.sən.i/, /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/

Noun

larceny (countable and uncountable; plural larcenies)

1. (law) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
2. (law) A larcenous act attributable to an individual.

   That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.

Translations

law: unlawful taking of personal property

• Finnish: varkaus (fi)
• Icelandic: stuldur (is) m, þjófnaður (is) m
• Persian: دزدی (fa) (dozdi)

• Portuguese: furto (pt) m
• Russian: воровство (ru) (vorovstvó) n , кража (ru) f (kraža)
• Slovene: odtujitev (sl) n, tatvina (sl) f
• Spanish: hurto (es) m, latrocinio (es) m

law: larcenous act

• Finnish: varkaus (fi)
• Persian: دزدی (fa) (dozdi)

• Portuguese: furto (pt) m
• Slovene: tatvina (sl) f

Derived terms

• grand larceny
• petty larceny