larceny
The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of…The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
» Tom pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
Том признал себя виновным в крупном воровстве.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
Diebstahl, Diebstahl
воровство́vorovstvó, кра́жаkráža, хищениеxiščenije
(countable)An individual instance of such a taking.
That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Examples
7 sentencesTom pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
ruТом признал себя виновным в крупном воровстве.
Tom pled guilty to grand larceny.
Petty larceny is a misdemeanor; grand larceny is a felony.
deBagatelldiebstahl ist ein Vergehen, schwerer Diebstahl ein Verbrechen.
He was convicted of larceny.
ruОн был осуждён за воровство.
Petty larceny is a misdemeanor.
Translations
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Origin
Coined in Middle English (as larceni) between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theCoined 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.
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Forms
plural: larceniesSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable