Larcenous vs Larceny - What's the difference?
larcenous | larceny |
Given to larceny, tending to thievery.
Resembling theft, often applied to legal actions that seem unfair.
:These late fees are larcenous . I should have read the fine print before signing.
(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.
As an adjective larcenous
is given to larceny, tending to thievery.As a noun larceny is
the unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.larcenous
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* larcenouslylarceny
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- That young man already has four assaults, a DUI, and a larceny on his record.