larceny C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈlɑrsəni/ UK /ˈlɑːsəni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the unlawful taking of another's personal property; theft He was charged with larceny after pocketing the cash from the register. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the unlawful taking of... theftstealingrobberypilferingthieverypurloiningfilching Word family Related forms larcenouslarcener Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman larcin, from Latin latrocinium ('robbery'), from latro ('robber, mercenary'), originally 'hired servant'. latrocinium Latin latro Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # larceny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɑrsəni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɑːsəni/ ## Meanings 1. the unlawful taking of another's personal property; theft ## Examples - He was charged with larceny after pocketing the cash from the register. ## Synonyms - theft - stealing - robbery - pilfering - thievery - purloining - filching ## Related Forms - larcenous - larcener ## Roots and Affixes - Root: latrocinium - Root: latro ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman larcin, from Latin latrocinium ('robbery'), from latro ('robber, mercenary'), originally 'hired servant'. ## AI Etymology Larceny comes from Anglo-Norman larcin, from Latin latrocinium ('robbery'), from latro ('robber, mercenary'), originally 'hired servant'. The etymological trail includes Latin latrocinium, Latin latro. The same word family includes larcenous, larcener. Its current noun use means "the unlawful taking of another's personal property; theft". ## Topics - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown