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Despoilment vs Larceny - What's the difference?

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Despoilment is a related term of larceny.


As nouns the difference between despoilment and larceny

is that despoilment is the act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation while larceny is (legal) the unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.

despoilment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
  • * 1994 : Noah M. Lemos, Intrinsic Value
    • On such a view, the despoilment of pristine wilderness is the loss of something intrinsically good.

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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

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