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GRAND LARCENY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grand larceny mean? 

GRAND LARCENY (noun)
  The noun GRAND LARCENY has 1 sense:

1. larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)play

  Familiarity information: GRAND LARCENY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAND LARCENY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

grand larceny; grand theft

Hypernyms ("grand larceny" is a kind of...):

larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)

Antonym:

petit larceny (larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale))


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