larceny

C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈlɑrsəni/ UK /ˈlɑːsəni/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the unlawful taking of another's personal property; theft

He was charged with larceny after pocketing the cash from the register.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the unlawful taking of... theft stealing robberypilferingthieverypurloiningfilching

Word family

Related forms larcenouslarcener

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman larcin, from Latin latrocinium ('robbery'), from latro ('robber, mercenary'), originally 'hired servant'.

latrocinium Latin latro Latin

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Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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