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PETIT LARCENY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does petit larceny mean?
• PETIT LARCENY (noun)
The noun PETIT LARCENY has 1 sense:
1. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
Familiarity information: PETIT LARCENY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
petit larceny; petty; petty larceny
Hypernyms ("petit larceny" is a kind of...):
larceny; stealing; theft; thievery; thieving (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully)
Antonym:
grand larceny (larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
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