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larceny

noun
🔊/ˈlɑːsəni/
🔊/ˈlɑːrsəni/
 [uncountable, countable]
(plural larcenies)
(North American English, law法律 or British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. the crime of stealing something from somebody; an occasion when this takes place盗窃罪；偷盗；盗窃 synonym theft
    • The couple were charged with grand/petty larceny (= stealing things that are valuable/not very valuable).那对夫妇被指控犯有重大／轻微盗窃罪。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus.