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- Word comparison: theft vs. larceny
theft vs. larceny
noun
- the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- an instance of this.
- Archaic. something stolen.
noun
Law.
plural larcenies.
- the wrongful taking of someone's property or goods, removing them from their owner's posession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.