larceny, petit
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petit larceny — see larceny Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. petit larceny … Law dictionary
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
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
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
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
petit — /petiy/patiy(t)/ Small; minor; inconsiderable. Used in several compounds, and sometimes written petty. As to petit jury petit larceny petit sergeanty petit treason, see those titles … Black's 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 — 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] {Petit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
