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If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.
Paul Gallico

Meaning of "larceny" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LARCENY

From Old French larcin, from Latin lātrocinium robbery, from latrō robber.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LARCENY

larceny  [ˈlɑːsɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LARCENY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Larceny is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LARCENY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

larceny

Larceny

Larceny is a crime involving the unlawful taking of the personal property of another person. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own law. It has been abolished in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland due to breaking up the generalized crime of larceny into the specific crimes of burglary, robbery, fraud, theft, and related crimes. It remains an offense in the United States and New South Wales, Australia, involving the taking and carrying away of personal property.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LARCENY


Bahraini
bɑːˈreɪnɪ
Cheney
ˈtʃeɪnɪ
coparceny
kəʊˈpɑ:sɪnɪ
destiny
ˈdɛstɪnɪ
ginny
ˈdʒɪnɪ
goldsinny
ˈɡəʊldˌsɪnɪ
guinea
ˈɡɪnɪ
latrociny
ˈlætrəʊˌsɪnɪ
lilangeni
ˈlɪlɑːŋˌɡeɪnɪ
mini
ˈmɪnɪ
minnie
ˈmɪnɪ
ragini
ˈraːɡɪnɪ
rainy
ˈreɪnɪ
Rimini
ˈrɪmɪnɪ
scrutiny
ˈskruːtɪnɪ
shiny
ˈʃaɪnɪ
skinny
ˈskɪnɪ
telecine
ˈtɛlɪˌsɪnɪ
tiny
ˈtaɪnɪ
Trini
ˈtrɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LARCENY

lar
Lara
larboard
larcener
larcenies
larcenist
larcenous
larcenously
larch
larchen
lard
lard pig
lardaceous
lardalite
larder
larder beetle
larderer
lardier
lardiest
lardlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE LARCENY

deny
geomorphogeny
grand larceny
greeny
metallogeny
neoteny
ontogeny
orogeny
petit larceny
petty larceny
phylogeny
progeny
queeny
sheeny
sweeny
synteny
teeny
teeny-weeny
tweeny
weeny

Synonyms and antonyms of larceny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LARCENY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «larceny» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of larceny

Translation of «larceny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LARCENY

Find out the translation of larceny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of larceny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «larceny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盗窃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hurto
570 millions of speakers

English

larceny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السرقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воровство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপহরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Larceny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diebstahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

窃盗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Larceny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ăn cắp vặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चोरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hırsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kradzież
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злодійство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diefstal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

larcenyen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyveri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of larceny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LARCENY»

The term «larceny» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LARCENY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «larceny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «larceny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about larceny

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6 QUOTES WITH «LARCENY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word larceny.
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Dan Aykroyd
People love gentle larceny.
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Arthur Baer
His head was full of larceny, but his feet were honest.
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Paul Gallico
If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.
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James Garner
I think people like to see a little larceny in their heroes.
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Wilson Mizner
You sparkle with larceny.
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Gaylord Perry
There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LARCENY»

Discover the use of larceny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to larceny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Larceny in My Blood: A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and ...
Through captivating black-and-white illustrations drawn in a distinctively primitive style, Larceny in My Blood flashes back on Parker's childhood, with memories of a loving but lawless mother teaching him that breaking the law was the way ...
Matthew Parker, 2012
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Larceny and Lace
Madeira Cutler is busy opening her new vintage clothing store in what was once the town's morgue when she discovers an intruder snooping around a bunch of bones in a body drawer.
Annette Blair, 2009
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Larceny
When greed is your mistress and power her aphrodisiac, people become expendable. Set in Philadelphia PA, Larceny presents an intricate web of deception and diabolical revenge, where avarice and lust create a backdrop for murder.
Salvatore Grasso, 2009
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Larceny
In this tale that plucks the innermost chords of emotion, jealousy turns to envy then to backstabbing as we observe two friends that have struggled together, hustled together and endured separate prison terms.
Jason Poole, 2004
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Grand theft and petit larceny: property rights in America
Grand Theft and Petit Larceny reveals the gradual undermining of the rights of property owners in the 20th century - in direct opposition to what the Framers of the Constitution fought hard to gain - and how continuing on this course will ...
Mark L. Pollot, 1993
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Criminal Law
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LARCENY To fully understand property crimes , one must first have an understanding of their historical development. Larceny was the first common law property crime. It dealt specifically with the taking of ...
David C. Brody, James R. Acker, Wayne A. Logan, 2001
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Legal Larceny
Can Maddi succeed in her endeavors, or will she lose her life in the process? "Legal Larceny" portrays the forces-both negative and positive-that shape the practice of medicine today.
Jill Vosler, 2007
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Larceny and Old Lace
For Whom The Bell Pulls Tolls As owner of the Den of Antiquity, recently divorced(but never bitter!) Abigail Timberlake is accustomed to delving into the past, searching for losttreasures, and navigating the cutthroat world of rival dealers ...
Tamar Myers, 2009
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A Treatise On the Law of Larceny and Kindred Offenses
Stewart Rapalje. [The figures refer to the sectional PARTICULAR OFFENSES: How charged in indictment for larceny, 120—125. PARTNERS: Laying ownership of stolen goods of, 98, 348 (e). PAST EVENT: False pretenses must relate to, 407.
Stewart Rapalje
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A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and ...
Having the character of larceny; as a "larcenous taking." Contemplating or intending larceny ; as a "larcenous purpose." —Larcenous intent. A larcenous intent exists where a man knowingly takes and carries away the goods of another without ...
Henry Campbell Black, 1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LARCENY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term larceny is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muldrow teens charged with larceny - Sequoyah County Times: News
Joseph Matthew Williams, 19, and Bo Mason Dowdy, 19, both of Muldrow, are each charged with grand larceny. Court records show both ... «Sequoyah County Times, Jul 15»
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Larceny, Assault, Threatening -- Arrests in Berlin | Berlin, CT Patch
Larceny, Assault, Threatening -- Arrests in Berlin. Berlin Police arrests from July 4 through July 10, 2015. By Barbara Heins (Patch Staff) July 19 ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Newton Police: Bomb Squad Responds to Village Bank; Larceny at …
Police responded to Del Frisco's Grille for a report of larceny. A woman said she got to dinner at 6 p.m. and sat at the bar with her friend. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Amy Schumer Arrested For Grand Larceny Shoplifting | Radar Online
Trainwreck! Amy Schumer Arrested For Grand Larceny Shoplifting — Inside The Charges. Posted on Jul 17, 2015 @ 10:03AM ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»
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Ex-HOA official Vicki Yancey, wife of BHS coach, arrested on larceny
Vicki Ann Yancey, 56, was arrested at her Ocala home by Marion County Sheriff's Office Detective Brandon Spillman and charged with larceny. «Ocala, Jul 15»
6
Ogdensburg boy charged with petit larceny
Troopers charged that on June 21 at a residence on Big Island Drive, the boy stole $220 from a guardian whom police would not name. He was ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Police Log: Shoplifting, Larceny, and More | Weymouth, MA Patch
Police Log: Shoplifting, Larceny, and More. The following is from the Weymouth Police Log. Where arrests and charges are mentioned, they ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Edmond Police looking for larceny suspect who allegedly stole coolers
Edmond Police responded on Friday, July 10, to investigate a larceny at Westlake Ace Hardware, said Jenny Monroe, Edmond Police ... «Edmond Sun, Jul 15»
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Police: Do you know this Wal-Mart larceny suspect? ...
New Hartford police are investigating a larceny that occurred at Wal-Mart on July 13. Police seek to identify the male suspect in the picture, ... «Utica Observer Dispatch, Jul 15»
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Jackson Police Department: Officers investigate ladder larceny, hit …
Officer Elston investigated a larceny report in the 600 block of W. Morrell Street. Elston located the stolen ladders in the yard of a neighboring ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

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