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Retail thefts are up 4.3 percent from 2023 on a year-to-date basis, while petty larceny is down 0.3 percent.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
At a brief Manhattan Criminal Court hearing, Wojciech Czech, 45, admitted to one count of misdemeanor petty larceny in a plea deal with prosecutors that required him to quit his job.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
The third cop charged, Officer Jonathan Gonzalez, resigned from the NYPD in December and pleaded guilty in February to petty larceny and official misconduct.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1580, in the meaning defined above
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20larceny. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
petty larceny
noun
: petit larceny at larceny
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