| 单词 | predial larceny |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspredial larceny predial larceny n. Caribbean the theft of growing crops or animals of low value from another's land. ΚΠ 1877 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 16 Feb. 2/3 The Attorney-General will bring forward six new bills;..the fifth to consolidate and amend the laws relating to prædial larceny. 1932 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 22 16 Crime of the more serious sort is not frequent, although pilfering and predial larceny are common. 1961 M. Klass East Indians in Trinidad vi. 211 The most frequent cause of conflict is that of fowls invading a neighbor's garden... Next most frequent cause is praedial larceny. 2002 Voice (Nexis) 5 Aug. 6 The Jamaica Agricultural Society is in a quandary when it comes to dealing with praedial larceny... Small farmers continuously have to grapple with the acts of criminality which deplete their fields. < as lemmas |
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