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grand lar·ce·ny
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n. Law
(in many U.S. states and formerly in Britain) theft of personal property having a value above a legally specified amount.
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KMART LARCENY EARNS JAIL TIME FORMER COACH AT GREEN RUN GETS 30-DAY SENTENCE.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/5/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...minor and one count of petty larceny. Bethea, who had charges...with one felony count of grand larceny, one felony count of conspiracy...minor and one count of petty larceny. Charges against Cheryl Harris...were videotaped committing the larcenies by the Kmart security cameras...
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Larceny Up as Gadgets Tempt Thieves; Thefts From Vehicles Major Issue in Region
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/30/2009; ; 622 words
; ...Police have recorded more larcenies than any other kind...jurisdictions where larceny has decreased from last...alone recorded 3,720 larcenies from January to March...Alexandria has had 1,517 larcenies, Arlington 1,819 and Loudoun 1,159. Larceny, also known as theft...
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 "Times-News (Burlington, NC)")
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Deputies nab three in larcenies.
Newspaper article from: Times-News (Burlington, NC); 9/26/2006; 529 words
; ...Farrell Road, Mebane, charged with motor vehicle larceny, felony larceny (Polaris 400-l ATV), four counts of breaking...entering a motor vehicle, and six counts of misdemeanor larceny Jason Lee Grubb, 22, of Farrell Road, Mebane...
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Beacon Hill larcenies on the rise
Newspaper article from: The Beacon Hill Times; 7/18/2006; ; 375 words
; ...JUNE SAW A NEARLY 60-PERCENT spike in larcenies on Beacon Hill over the same reporting...police said. "There was an increase [in larcenies] across the board," said Captain O...it." Captain O'Rourke said that 29 larcenies were committed on Beacon Hill last month...
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LARCENY BEYOND THE OBVIOUS LOSSES, HAMPTON ROADS RESIDENTS PAY FOR CRIME THROUGH HIGHER INSURANCE RATES, INFLATED COSTS FOR RETAIL ITEMS AND THE COST OF BURGLAR ALARMS FOR PROTECTION.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 7/8/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...It - specifically, larceny - happens to tens of...More than 40,000 larcenies were reported in South...are on the low side. Larcenies, which include all...Newport University. Larcenies are solved even less...larger issue is how larceny affects the quality...
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Alexandria, Arlington Crime Dips; Larcenies Send Rate Up 17 Percent in Falls Church
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/23/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...robberies, auto thefts and larcenies. "We feel extremely...1986. And the tally for larcenies was the lowest in four...households continued to be larceny -- the theft of items no matter what their value. Larcenies accounted for seven of...
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QUINCY LAWYER, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES OF FRAUD, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...Walpole, was arraigned on a variety of larceny, conspiracy, and embezzlement charges...Medford, was also arraigned on numerous larceny, credit card fraud, and identity fraud...particular case, Namenson is charged with Larceny over $250 (6 counts), Embezzlement...
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QUINCY LAWYER, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE INDICTED ON CHARGES OF FRAUD, LARCENY, EMBEZZLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH REAL ESTATE CLOSINGS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...Walpole, was indicted on a variety of larceny, conspiracy, and embezzlement charges...Medford, was also indicted on numerous larceny, credit card fraud, and identity fraud...particular case, Namenson is charged with Larceny over $250 (6 counts), Embezzlement...
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 "Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)")
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Larceny, Conspiracy Charges Dropped.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 1/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...Gordon Fox Jan. 17--MERIDEN -- The larceny case involving former state police Maj...brief hearing at which the conspiracy and larceny charges against him were dismissed five...charged with two counts of first-degree larceny and one count of conspiracy to commit...
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Larceny guilt finding upheld; Appeal filed by former votech business manager is unsuccessful
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 7/25/2006; ; 533 words
; ...The state Appeals Court has upheld the larceny convictions of a former school business...Bedford found her guilty of two counts of larceny of property worth more than $250 and a single count of larceny under $250. The former Carver resident...
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Larceny
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
LARCENY The unauthorized taking and removal of...crime against the right of possession. Larceny generally refers to nonviolent theft...jurisdictions have eliminated the crime of larceny from statutory codes, in favor of a general...
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Grand Larceny
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
GRAND LARCENY A category of larceny — the offense of illegally taking the property of another...value of the property taken is greater than that set for petit larceny. At common law, the punishment for grand larceny was death...
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larceny
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
larceny in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the...some states of the United States enlarge the scope of larceny to include embezzlement and false pretenses. Grand larceny, usually a felony , is distinguished from petty larceny...
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Petit Larceny
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
PETIT LARCENY A form of larceny — the stealing of another's personal property — in which the value of the property taken is generally less than $50. At common law, the penalty for the offense was whipping or some other corporal...
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grand larceny
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
grand lar·ce·ny • n. Law (in many U.S. states and formerly in Britain) theft of personal property having a value above a legally specified amount.
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