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Arson vs Larceny - What's the difference?

arson | larceny |

As nouns the difference between arson and larceny

is that arson is the crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage while larceny is the unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

arson

English

(wikipedia arson)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage.
  • * 2006 , , Concrete: Killer Smile , Part two, p.34
    • Arson , like we thought. three punks doused a car, lit it, and took off.
  • (countable) An instance of such a crime.

    • See also

    * incendiary * incendiarism

    Anagrams

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    larceny

    English

    Noun

  • (legal) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
  • (legal) A larcenous act attributable to an individual.
    • That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.

    Derived terms

    * grand larceny * petty larceny

    References