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   larceny

   /ˈlɑːsɪni/

   noun

   • 1. theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. larcenist noun
   • 2. larcenous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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