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larceny

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
stealing, especially (in the US) the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without illegally entering a building to do so
2
the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, but not in a way that involves force or the threat of force:

Examples:

[ U ] As a pickpocket, he was charged with larceny.
3
stealing, especially the crime of taking something that does not belong to you, without entering a building illegally in order to do so:

Examples:

They still face charges of grand larceny, and falsifying business records.

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