Larceny Synonyms

lärsə-nē
The crime of taking someone else's property without consent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. pilferage
  2. steal
  3. theft
  4. thievery
  5. rip-off
The act of taking something from someone unlawfully
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. thievery
  2. theft
  3. burglary
  4. crime
  5. robbery
  6. stealing
  7. embezzlement
  8. looting
  9. pilfering
  10. purloining
  11. thieving
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Words Related to Larceny

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Larceny Sentence Examples

  • If the truth were known, except for the larceny, he felt a pang of envy.

  • Thus, the man convicted of grand larceny a second time would no longer be subject to death.

  • Is it credible that, in all their languages, the name of the fire-stick should have caused a confusion of thought which ultimately led to the belief that fire was obtained originally by larceny ?

  • What would be thought of a tribunal which convicted a notorious thief of petty larceny on such evidence as this?

  • This principle is reaffirmed in the Larceny Act 1861, § 109, and in the Malicious Injuries to Property Act 1861, § 67.

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