petty larceny

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petty larceny

noun petty larcenies · petit larceny

  1. countable, uncountable A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

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noun misdemeanor larceny

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@misc{petty_larceny_2026,
  title = {petty larceny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/petty%20larceny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}