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petit larceny

Meaning of "petit larceny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETIT LARCENY

petit larceny


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETIT LARCENY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petit 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 PETIT LARCENY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of petit larceny in the English dictionary

The definition of petit larceny in the dictionary is the stealing of property valued at 12 pence or under. Abolished 1827. Other definition of petit larceny is the theft of property having a value below a certain figure.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETIT LARCENY

petit · petit bourgeois · petit four · petit juror · petit jury · petit larcenist · petit mal · petit point · petite · petite bourgeoisie · petiteness · petitio · petitio principii · petition · petitionary · petitioner · petitionings · petitionist · petitory · petits bourgeois

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETIT LARCENY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of petit larceny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petit larceny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETIT LARCENY

Find out the translation of petit larceny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of petit 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 «petit larceny» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

微型盗窃罪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

petit hurto
570 millions of speakers
en

English

petit larceny
510 millions of speakers
hi

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पेटिट चोरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيتي السرقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мелкий воровство
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

petit furto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্রঋণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

petit larcin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Larangan petit
190 millions of speakers
de

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petit Diebstahl
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

プチ窃盗
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

쁘띠 절도
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Petit larceny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

petit ăn cắp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்டி லார்சென்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक चोरी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Petit larceny
70 millions of speakers
it

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petit larceny
65 millions of speakers
pl

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petit kradzież
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

невеликий злодійство
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

petit furt
30 millions of speakers
el

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petit κλοπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petit diefstal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petit stöld
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petit tyveri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petit larceny

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETIT LARCENY»

Discover the use of petit larceny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petit larceny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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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House of Commons Papers
Beet and Bread A Window Shutter - Wool --. - Potatoes and Peas Ale CRIMES of which they were Indicted. Grand larceny Misdemeanor Grand larceny Petit larceny Grand larceny Misdemeanor Petit larceny Grand larceny - Ditto - - Ditto - Petit ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1818
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Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining: A True History
3 Prior to 1829, sentences authorised by statute for felonies above petit larceny were up to fourteen years, while petit larceny and felonies under petit larceny were for terms of not more than three years. See 1807 Compilation of Laws of the  ...
Michael McConville, Chester L. Mirsky, 2005
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Criminology
... a jail sentence of not more than 12 months and/or a fine not to exceed $2,500. In contrast, petit larceny is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail and/ or a fine of up to $2,500.30 The distinction between petit and grand ...
Larry Siegel, 2011
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A treatise of the pleas of the crown, or, A system of the ...
Petit Larceny. Foster Vs03' ^ect' -^n^ now we are come t0 PETIT Larceny, which seems to agree with grand larceny in all the particulars above- mentioned, except only the value of the goods ; so that wherever an offence would amount to ...
William Hawkins, John Curwood, 1824
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A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown Or a System of the ...
Petit Larceny. Sect. 1. And now we are come to Petit Larceny, which seems to agree with grand larceny in all the particulars above- mentioned, except only the value of the goods ; so that wherever an offence would amount to grand larceny,  ...
William Hawkins, John Curwood, 1824
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Criminology: Theory, Research, and Policy
Petit larceny involves the theft of property worth less than $300. The former is usually considered as felony and the latter a misdemeanor. Motor vehicle theft is considered an entirely different offense category (discussed later in this chapter).
Gennaro F. Vito, Jeffrey R. Maahs, Ronald M. Holmes, 2005
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A Treatise On the Law of Larceny and Kindred Offenses
also, where a good count for petit larceny also rehearsed the former conviction of defendant for a similar offense, the count was not thereby vitiated.' In Missouri, an indictment for petit larceny charged to have been committed after discharge ...
Stewart Rapalje
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The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer
Petit larceny agrees with grand larceny in the several particulars above mentioned, except only the value of the goods (and except as hereafter followeth) ; so that wherever an offence would amount to grand larceny, if the thing stolen were ...
Richard Burn, Sir George Chetwynd, 1820
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Conflict Resolution for Law Enforcement: Street-smart ...
Keeping this in mind, the following is an overview of laws on petit larceny and specifically shoplifting that should be considered when responding to a call where stealing of property is involved: Legal Criteria and Shoplifting Shoplifting ...
Kyle E. Blanchfield, Thomas A. Blanchfield, Peter D. Ladd, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETIT LARCENY»

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BLOTTER: Police reports for July 27
PETIT LARCENY: Jason K. Fraser, 24, of Main Street, was arrested at 1:02 p.m. Thursday at police headquarters for petit larceny. Bail was set ... «Niagara Gazette, Jul 15»
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Two men accused of stealing from Kmart
WATERTOWN — Todd M. McGuinness, 34, of Oswego, and Carlos M. Marquez-Rivera, 37, of Fulton, were both charged with petit larceny at ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Watertown Police Department:
Judith A. Jerome, 69, Adams Center, was charged by state police at 7:40 a.m. Sunday with petit larceny. She is summoned to appear in town of ... «Newzjunky.com, Jul 15»
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Watertown man accused of stealing from Kinney Drugs
WATERTOWN — Gary L. Lawrence III, 34, a Watertown man who police said is homeless, was charged by city police with petit larceny at 5:06 ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Crime report for July 26
Deputies responded to three alarm calls, three domestic disturbances and one petit larceny. Mississippi Highway Patrol. Sunday calls. Troop J ... «Hattiesburg American, Jul 15»
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Police blotter for July 25 includes heroin arrest in Sweden
Brighton. Petit larceny: A Rochester woman of Friederich Park was arrested July 22 for allegedly stealing merchandise from the CVS store at ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Twin who burglarized F-M locker room now charged with shoplifting …
They were each charged with petit larceny and given appearance tickets to City Court. In December 2013, Celine Danciu and her twin sister ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
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17 Men, 1 Woman Charged in Rockland's Recent Drug Sweep
16 of the 18 defendants have prior criminal histories for weapon charges, sale and possession charges, assault charges, petit larceny, criminal ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Alexandria Bay woman accused of trespassing, theft
State police charged Ashley M. Loesch, 24, of Alexandria Bay, with third-degree criminal trespass and petit larceny in connection with an ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Three charged in Highland Little League Building burglary
Cuvelier was charged with third-degree burglary, a felony, petit larceny, fifth-degree conspiracy and third degree criminal mischief, a felony. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
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