A man engages in larceny.
Larceny is defined as the theft of personal property.
When someone steals your wallet, this act is an example of larceny.
larceny
noun
pl. -·niesLaw the taking of personal property without consent and with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it; theft: in some states of the U.S., and formerly in England, larceny in which the value of the property equals or exceeds a specified amount is grand larceny, and larceny involving lesser amounts is petit (or petty) larceny
Origin of larceny
Middle English from Anglo-French larcin from Old French larrecin from Classical Latin latrocinium from latrocinari, to rob, plunder from latro, mercenary soldier, robber from Classical Greek an unverified form latr?n from latron, wages, pay from Indo-European an unverified form l?i-, to possess, acquire from source Old English læs, landed propertylarceny
noun
pl. lar·ce·niesThe unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.
Origin of larceny
Middle English from Anglo-Norman larcin theft from Latin latrōcinium robbery from latrō robber, mercenary ultimately from Greek latron pay, hirelarceny
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural larcenies)
Origin
Coined between 1425 and 1475 from Anglo-Norman larcin (“theft"), from Latin latrocinium (“robbery"), from latro (“robber, mercenary"), from Ancient Greek λάτÏον (latron, “pay, hire")
larceny - Legal Definition
n
The wrongful appropriation of personal property with
the intention of permanently depriving the owner of its possession and use.
