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单词 larceny
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larceny

[ lahr-suh-nee ]
/ ˈlɑr sə ni /
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noun, plural lar·ce·nies.Law.

the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
Compare grand larceny, petty larceny.

Origin of larceny

1425–75; late Middle English <Anglo-French larcin theft (<Latin latrōcinium robbery, equivalent to latrōcin(ārī) to rob, originally serve as mercenary soldier (derivative of latrō hired soldier, robber) + -ium-ium) + -y3

Words nearby larceny

la raza, larboard, LARC, larcener, larcenous, larceny, larch, Larch River, larch sawfly, lard, lardaceous
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British Dictionary definitions for larceny

larceny
/ (ˈlɑːsɪnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

law (formerly) a technical word for theft

Derived forms of larceny

larcenist or larcener, nounlarcenous, adjectivelarcenously, adverb

Word Origin for larceny

C15: from Old French larcin, from Latin lātrocinium robbery, from latrō robber
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for larceny

larceny
[ (lahr-suh-nee) ]

Theft; taking another person's property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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