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petty larceny
noun
- larceny in which the value of the goods taken is below a certain legally specified amount.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petty larceny1
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Example Sentences
At the same time another law was passed, disfranchising all voters who had been found guilty at any time of petty larceny.
He had all the contempt for a petty-larceny thief that the skilled safe-breaker has for the common purse-snatcher.
They were somewhat addicted to petty larceny, but felony had been frightened out of their souls long ago.
In January, 1761, four men for “petty larceny” were whipped at the cart-tail round New York.
It's discovering small evil in a man—petty larceny, sneak thieving—that pours sand into a woman's soul.
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