larceny

noun

The unlawful taking and removing of another’s personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.

noun

In law, the wrongful or fraudulent taking and carrying away, by any person and from any place, of the mere personal goods of another, with a felonious intent to convert them to the taker’s own use, and make them his own property, without the consent of the owner; theft. East.

noun

The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. embezzlement.

noun

distinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England.

noun

that which, under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person.

noun

that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances.

noun

The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

noun

A larcenous act attributable to an individual.