as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the security guard waited until the shoplifter had actually left the store with the item, so as to have proof of larceny
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Recent Examples of larceny
But this isn’t one of those early ’90s movies in which an awful guy becomes less so after a near-death experience, substituting larceny for a brain tumor.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The three men were each charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and second-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree larceny.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
The charges were felony criminal impersonation, second-degree forgery and second degree larceny.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
The three men were each charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and second-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree larceny.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The three men were each charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and second-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree larceny.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
The charges were felony criminal impersonation, second-degree forgery and second degree larceny.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
The three men were each charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and second-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree larceny.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larceny. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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