[U,C] (plural larcenies) (AmE or old-fashioned, BrE) (law) the crime of stealing sth from sb; an occasion when this takes place
SYNTHEFT:
The couple were charged with grand / petty larceny (= stealing things that are valuable / not very valuable).
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