- petit larceny
- noun Date: circa 1580 larceny involving property of a value below a legally established minimum
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petit larceny
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petit larceny — see larceny Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. petit larceny … Law dictionary
Petit larceny — Petit Pet it, a. [F. See {Petty}.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; Same as {Petty}. [Obs., except in legal language.] [1913 Webster] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. South. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petit larceny — [pet′ē] n. see LARCENY … English World dictionary
Petit larceny are — Larceny Lar ce*ny, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petit larceny — Larceny in the taking of property of small value, a misdemeanor, rather than a felony under modern statutes. 32 Am J1st Larc § 3. Under the common law, larceny where the value of the property stolen was twelve pence or under. If the value… … Ballentine's law dictionary
petit larceny — noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) • Syn: ↑petty larceny, ↑petty • Ant: ↑grand larceny • Hypernyms: ↑larceny, ↑theft, ↑thievery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
petit larceny — /pet ee/, Law. See petty larceny. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
petit larceny — pet′it lar′ceny [[t]ˈpɛt i[/t]] n. law petty larceny • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
larceny — lar·ce·ny / lär sə nē/ n pl nies [modification of Anglo French larcine theft, from Old French larrecin, from Latin latrocinium robbery, from latron latro mercenary soldier, brigand]: the unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with … Law dictionary
Larceny — Lar ce*ny, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
