Haggerman now faces two to 20 years in prison on grand larceny charges.
Synonyms: theft, stealing, robbery, burglary More Synonyms of larceny
larceny in British English
(ˈlɑːsɪnɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-nies
law(formerly) a technical word for theft
Derived forms
larcenist (ˈlarcenist) or larcener (ˈlarcener)
noun
larcenous (ˈlarcenous)
adjective
larcenously (ˈlarcenously)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Old French larcin, from Latin lātrocinium robbery, from latrō robber
larceny in American English
(ˈlɑrsəni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈlarcenies
Law
the taking of personal property without consent and with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it; theft: in some states of the U.S., and formerly in England, larceny in which the valueof the property equals or exceeds a specified amount is grand larceny, and larceny involving lesser amounts is petit (or petty) larceny
SIMILAR WORDS: theft
Derived forms
larcenist (ˈlarcenist)
noun or ˈlarcener
larcenous (ˈlarcenous)
adjective
larcenously (ˈlarcenously)
adverb
Word origin
ME < Anglo-Fr larcin < OFr larrecin < L latrocinium < latrocinari, to rob, plunder < latro, mercenary soldier, robber < Gr *latrōn < latron, wages, pay < IE *lēi-, to possess, acquire > OE læs, landed property
Examples of 'larceny' in a sentence
larceny
An officer will explain what happened, that we're dealing with grand larceny.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS (1994)
Officer Goldstein of the Police Department tells me that this robbery is grand larceny.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS (1994)
Harley Rivera is my best friend, a connoisseur of fine music and petty larceny.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (1994)
Perhaps it is to warm up to grand larceny, to see if I'll get spotted, which I do.
Erdrich, Louise THE BINGO PALACE (1994)
(noun)
Definition
theft
He now faces two to 20 years in prison on grand larceny charges.