petty+larceny
41petit larceny — pet′it lar′ceny [[t]ˈpɛt i[/t]] n. law petty larceny • Etymology: 1580–90 …
42grand larceny — see larceny Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. grand larceny …
43Petit 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]… …
44Pettier — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… …
45Pettiest — Petty Pet ty, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. {Petit}.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince.… …
46pettylarceny — petty larceny n. Variant of petit larceny. * * * …
47theft — /theft/, n. 1. the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny. 2. an instance of this. 3. Archaic. something stolen. [bef. 900; ME; OE thefth, theofth; see THIEF, TH1; c. ON thyfth …
48stealing — noun 1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (Freq. 1) the thieving is awful at Kennedy International • Syn: ↑larceny, ↑theft, ↑thievery, ↑thieving • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
49thieving — I noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (Freq. 2) the thieving is awful at Kennedy International • Syn: ↑larceny, ↑theft, ↑thievery, ↑stealing • Derivationally related fo …
50theft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. larceny, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. robbery, racket, thievery, larceny, stealing, swindling, swindle, cheating, defrauding, rapacity, fraud, piracy, burglary, pillage, pilfering, plunder,… …
