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Spoliation vs Larceny - What's the difference?

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Spoliation is a related term of larceny.


In legal|lang=en terms the difference between spoliation and larceny

is that spoliation is (legal) the intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect while larceny is (legal) a larcenous act attributable to an individual.

As nouns the difference between spoliation and larceny

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

spoliation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of plundering or spoiling; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
  • * 1852 , , Bleak House , ch. 1:
    • In trickery, evasion, procrastination, spoliation , botheration, under false pretences of all sorts, there are influences that can never come to good.
  • Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.
  • (legal) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.

    • Derived terms

    * writ of spoliation

    Related terms

    * despoil * despolation * spoil * spoliate * spoliative * spoliator * spoliatory * spolium

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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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