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larceny

lar·ce·ny [ lrssənee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
theft: the unlawful taking and removal of another person's property

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman< Old French larcin< Latin latrocinium "theft" < latro "thief" < Greek latron "pay, wages"]

lar·ce·ner noun
lar·ce·nist noun
lar·ce·nous adjective
lar·ce·nous·ly adverb
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