larceny

noun

/ˈlɑːsəni/

/ˈlɑːrsəni/

[uncountable, countable]

(plural larcenies)

(North American English, law法律 or British English, old-fashioned)

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the crime of stealing something from somebody; an occasion when this takes place盜竊罪；偷盜；盜竊 synonym theft
- The couple were charged with grand/petty larceny (= stealing things that are valuable/not very valuable).那對夫婦被指控犯有重大／輕微盜竊罪。
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.