{"id":362481,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/larceny.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"larceny","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/larceny.html","title":{"rendered":"Larceny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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n<\/p><\/dt>\n

pl:<\/i> -nies<\/b>
[modification of Anglo-French larcine<\/i> theft, from Old French larrecin<\/i>, from Latin latrocinium<\/i> robbery, from latron-<\/i> latro<\/i> mercenary soldier, brigand]
:<\/b> the unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
;also<\/i>
:<\/b> any of several types of theft (as embezzlement or obtaining another’s property by false pretenses) that have been traditionally distinguished from larceny NOTE: Under the Model Penal Code and in states that follow it, larceny is a type of theft. In states where larceny is currently defined as a separate crime, it may include the crimes that were distinct from it under common law. <\/i> <\/p>\n

grand larceny<\/b>
:<\/b> felonious larceny of property having a value greater than an amount fixed by law
;also<\/i>
:<\/b> larceny accompanied by aggravating circumstances (as the use of threats) <\/p>\n

larceny by trick<\/b>
:<\/b> larceny of property obtained by the use of misrepresentation esp. in getting an owner to hand over something in the belief that it is for temporary purposes compare false pretenses<\/a> <\/p>\n

larceny from the person<\/b>
:<\/b> larceny of property held by or within the immediate control of its owner <\/p>\n

pet·it larceny<\/b>
[pe-tē-]
:<\/b> larceny of property having a market value below an amount fixed by law called also petty larceny<\/i> NOTE: Petit larceny is a misdemeanor. <\/i> <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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