larceny

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal|uncountable}} The [[unlawful]] taking of [[personal]] [[property]] as an [[attempt]] to [[deprive]] the [[legal]] [[owner]] of it [[permanently]]. {{defdate|from mid-15th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|legal|countable}} An individual instance of such a taking.

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