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Despoliation vs Larceny - What's the difference?

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Despoliation is a related term of larceny.


As nouns the difference between despoliation and larceny

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

despoliation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

    • 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

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