See Also: larceny(dictionary)
larceny(dictionary)
Larceny(law)
grand larceny(dictionary)
petty larceny(dictionary)
SIMPLE LARCENY(law)
MIXED OR COMPOUND LARCENY, crim(law)

larceny (iou)



larceny noun. L15.
[Anglo-Norman, from Old French larcin from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) brigand, robber, (earlier) mercenary soldier, from Greek latron pay, latreus mercenary, latreuein serve.]
gen. Theft; an act or instance of theft; Law theft of personal property (replaced as a statutory crime in English law by theft).
grand larceny, petty larceny Law (now Hist.): of personal property to a value greater, less, than a legally specified amount.
larcener noun a larcenist M17.
larcenist noun a person who commits larceny E19.
larcenous adjective pertaining to or characterized by larceny, thievish M18.