statutory larceny

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• larceny — ► NOUN (pl. larcenies) ▪ theft of personal property (in English law replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968). DERIVATIVES larcenist noun larcenous adjective. ORIGIN Old French larcin, from Latin latro robber …   English terms dictionary

• Larceny — In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving theft. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassory taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation, removal) of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to… …   Wikipedia

• larceny — /larsaniy/ Felonious stealing, taking and carrying, leading, riding, or driving away another s personal property, with intent to convert it or to deprive owner thereof. The unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another with intent to… …   Black's law dictionary

• larceny — /larsaniy/ Felonious stealing, taking and carrying, leading, riding, or driving away another s personal property, with intent to convert it or to deprive owner thereof. The unlawful taking and carrying away of property of another with intent to… …   Black's law dictionary

• larceny — Stealing or theft. People v Campbell, 89 Cal App 646, 265 P 364. At common law:–the felony of taking by trespass and carrying away the goods or things personal of another, without the latter s consent and with the felonious intent permanently to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• larceny from the person — The statutory felony of stealing any article attached to the person of the owner or under his immediate personal protection. Of course, larceny is from the person, in any case, in the sense that the taking is with the intent to deprive another of …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• larceny — [ lα:s(ə)ni] noun (plural larcenies) theft of personal property (in English law replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968). Derivatives larcener noun (archaic). larcenist noun larcenous adjective Origin …   English new terms dictionary

• larceny — n. (pl. ies) the theft of personal property. Usage: In 1968 replaced as a statutory crime in English law by theft. Derivatives: larcener n. larcenist n. larcenous adj. Etymology: OF larcin f. L latrocinium f. latro robber, mercenary f. Gk latreus …   Useful english dictionary

• theft insurance — Insurance against the risk of loss by theft. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1333. A contract to indemnify against loss by thieves. Anno: 46 LRA (NS) 562; 47 LRA (NS) 296. Where the word theft is used in an insurance policy, without definition, it should… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• larcenist — larceny ► NOUN (pl. larcenies) ▪ theft of personal property (in English law replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968). DERIVATIVES larcenist noun larcenous adjective. ORIGIN Old French larcin, from Latin latro robber …   English terms dictionary

• larcenous — larceny ► NOUN (pl. larcenies) ▪ theft of personal property (in English law replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968). DERIVATIVES larcenist noun larcenous adjective. ORIGIN Old French larcin, from Latin latro robber …   English terms dictionary